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ded·i·cat·ed 
[ded-i-key-tid] Pronunciation Key
[ded-i-key-tid] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | wholly committed to something, as to an ideal, political cause, or personal goal: a dedicated artist. |
| 2. | set apart or reserved for a specific use or purpose: We don't need a computer but a dedicated word processor. |
| 3. | (of machine parts, electrical components, hardware, etc.) made or designed to interconnect exclusively with one model or a limited range of models in a manufacturer's line: The new tractors use only high-priced dedicated accessories. |
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ded·i·cate
[v. ded-i-keyt; adj. ded-i-kit] Pronunciation Key verb, -cat·ed, -cat·ing, adjective
[v. ded-i-keyt; adj. ded-i-kit] Pronunciation Key verb, -cat·ed, -cat·ing, adjective –verb (used with object)
–adjective
| 1. | to set apart and consecrate to a deity or to a sacred purpose: The ancient Greeks dedicated many shrines to Aphrodite. |
| 2. | to devote wholly and earnestly, as to some person or purpose: He dedicated his life to fighting corruption. |
| 3. | to offer formally (a book, piece of music, etc.) to a person, cause, or the like in testimony of affection or respect, as on a prefatory page. |
| 4. | (loosely) to inscribe a personal signature on (a book, drawing, etc., that is one's own work), usually with a salutation addressing the recipient. |
| 5. | to mark the official completion or opening of (a public building, monument, highway, etc.), usually by formal ceremonies. |
| 6. | to set aside for or assign to a specific function, task, or purpose: The county health agency has dedicated one inspector to monitor conditions in nursing homes. |
| 7. | dedicated. |
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| ded·i·cate
(děd'ĭ-kāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. ded·i·cat·ed, ded·i·cat·ing, ded·i·cates
[Middle English dedicaten, from Latin dēdicāre, dēdicāt- : dē-, de- + dicāre, to proclaim; see deik- in Indo-European roots.] ded'i·ca'tor n. |
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| ded·i·cat·ed
(děd'ĭ-kā'tĭd) Pronunciation Key
adj.
ded'i·cat'ed·ly (-kā'tĭd-lē) adv. |
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| dedicated | |
adjective | |
| 1. | devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; "a dedicated dancer"; "dedicated teachers"; "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln [ant: undedicated] |
| 2. | solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II" [syn: consecrated] [ant: desecrated] |
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