dedicate

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To set apart for a special use.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To open (a building, for example) to public use.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To show to the public for the first time.

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