Antonyms for dedicate
ˈdɛd ɪˌkeɪt; -kɪtded·i·cate

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1. dedicate

   Antonyms:
   alienate, misapply, desecrate, misappropriate, misconvert, misuse

   Synonyms:
   devote, consecrate, offer, set, apportion, assign, apply, separate, hallow, set apart

Matched Categories

1. • Assign
   • Give
   • Inaugurate

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1. give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devoteverb

   give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

   "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

   Synonyms:
   commit, chip in, cave in, collapse, institutionalize, place, put, impart, pass on, perpetrate, move over, return, establish, reach, present, have, vow, fall in, make, pay, charge, throw, sanctify, gift, kick in, feed, ordinate, break, institutionalise, ease up, apply, give, grant, open, founder, devote, hold, ordain, pass, render, intrust, hallow, practice, sacrifice, yield, turn over, send, confide, leave, invest, give way, bless, consecrate, generate, contribute, entrust, trust, pull, afford, order, hand

2. dedicateverb

   open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building

   "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"

   Synonyms:
   consecrate, devote, commit, give

3. dedicateverb

   inscribe or address by way of compliment

   "She dedicated her book to her parents"

   Synonyms:
   consecrate, devote, commit, give

4. dedicateverb

   set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church

   Synonyms:
   consecrate, devote, commit, give

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1. dedicateverb

   Synonyms:
   consecrate

How to use dedicate in a sentence?

1. Maximo Ibarra:

   I regret the timing, but family reasons gave me no choice, i will dedicate myself in the coming months to securing a seamless transfer to my successor.

2. United States:

   I think we want to dedicate these performances and this title to all the people that felt like they didn't belong -- or were told that they didn't belong -- in this sport, many times we were told that, even when we teamed up.

3. Mark Zee:

   For the big 50 airlines, they have the resources to dedicate a security department to the job, for everyone else - and that is thousands of operators, I can tell you that many of them have a really hard time making a decent risk assessment. I see it in the emails we get every day.

4. Jeffrey Tambor:

   I play Maura Pfefferman, she's very entitled and has a lot of money, and I'd like to dedicate this award to the non-Maura Pfeffermans who don't have a lot of cash for their operations.

5. Erica Alfaro:

   With love I dedicate my master's to my parents. Their sacrifice to come to this country to give us a better future was well worth it.

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