ded·i·cate verb verb: dedicate; 3rd person present: dedicates; past tense: dedicated; past participle: dedicated; gerund or present participle: dedicating devote (time, effort, or oneself) to a particular task or purpose. "Joan has dedicated her life to animals" h Similar: devote commit pledge bind obligate give give over surrender set aside allot allocate consign sacrifice devote (something) to a particular subject or purpose. "you should dedicate a telephone line to each modem you plan to install" cite (a book or other artistic work) as being issued or performed in someone's honor. "the novel is dedicated to the memory of my mother"