dedicate someone or something to someone or something
- dedicate someone or something to someone or something
dedicate someone or something to someone or something
1. to reserve someone or something for the use of someone or something. •
The manager dedicated new assistants to the exclusive use of the legal department.
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The committee dedicated a corner in the library to books on agriculture.
2. to pledge someone or something to someone, something, a deity, or religious purposes. •
The elders dedicated the building to the glory of God.
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He dedicated himself to the prosecution of justice.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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