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Webster 1913 Edition
Dedicate
Ded′i-cate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Dedicated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dedicating
.] 1.
To set apart and consecrate, as to a divinity, or for sacred uses; to devote formally and solemnly;
as, to
. dedicate
vessels, treasures, a temple, or a church, to a religious useVessels of silver, and vessels of gold, . . . which also king David did
dedicate
unto the Lord. 2 Sam. viii. 10, 11.
We have come to
dedicate
a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. . . . But in a larger sense we can not dedicate
, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. A. Lincoln.
2.
To devote, set apart, or give up, as one’s self, to a duty or service.
The profession of a soldier, to which he had
dedicated
himself. Clarendon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dedicate
DEDICATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To set apart and consecrate to a divine Being, or to a sacred purpose; to devote to a sacred use, by a solemn act, or by religious ceremonies; as, to dedicate vessels, treasures, a temple, an altar, or a church, to God or to a religious use.Vessels of silver, of gold, and of brass, which king David did dedicate to the Lord. 2 Sam. Viii.
2.
To appropriate solemnly to any person or purpose; to give wholly or chiefly to. The ministers of the gospel dedicate themselves, their time and their studies, to the service of Christ. A soldier dedicates himself to the profession of arms.3.
To inscribe or address to a patron; as, to dedicate a book.DEDICATE
,Adj.