dedicated
Other forms: dedicatedly
When you are dedicated to something, you are devoted to a cause or ideal, like dedicated volunteers at the animal shelter who show up even in snowstorms and on holidays.
Dedicated contains the root word dedicate, meaning "devoted to one's aims or vocation," like a dedicated staff of workers who work extremely hard. It can also mean "set aside for a specific purpose," like a dedicated desk where family members place their keys, the mail and notes to one another — don't throw your coat on top of that desk or throw those items in a drawer.
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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”
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synonyms:
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devoted
(followed by `to') dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use
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devoted
zealous in devotion or affection
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sacred
(often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person
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antonyms:
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undedicated
not dedicated
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devoted
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solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose“a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II”
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synonyms:
consecrate, consecrated
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ordained
invested with ministerial or priestly functions
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votive
dedicated in fulfillment of a vow
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holy
belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
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sacred
concerned with religion or religious purposes
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antonyms:
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desecrated
treated with contempt
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deconsecrated
divested of consecration
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profaned, violated
treated irreverently or sacrilegiously
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ordained
/ˌdɛdəˈkeɪdɪd/
/ˈdɛdɪkeɪtɪd/
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