[ˈdɛdɪkeɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- devote (time or effort) to a particular task or purpose
(e.g: Joan has dedicated her life to animals)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘devote to sacred use by solemn rites’): from Latin dedicat- ‘devoted, consecrated’, from the verb dedicare