dedicatep. a.[L. dedicatus, p. p. of dedicare to affirm, to dedicate; de- + dicare to declare, dedicate; akin to dicere to say. See Diction.] Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.(Shak.)()v. t.1. To set apart and consecrate, as to a divinity, or for sacred uses; to devote formally and solemnly; as, to dedicate vessels, treasures, a temple, or a church, to a religious use.()Vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, . . . which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord. (2 Sam. viii. 10, 11.)We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. . . . But in a larger sense we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. (A. Lincoln.)2. To devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty or service.()The profession of a soldier, to which he had dedicated himself. (Clarendon.)3. To inscribe or address, as to a patron.()He complied ten elegant books, and dedicated them to the Lord Burghley. (Peacham.)()