dedicate

Universal Words verb [VN] 1 ~ yourself / sth to sth / to doing sth to give a lot of your time and effort to a particular activity or purpose because you think it is important: She dedicates herself to her work. * He dedicated his life to helping the poor. 2 ~ sth to sb to say at the beginning of a book, a piece of music or a performance that you are doing it for sb, as a way of thanking them or showing respect: This book is dedicated to my parents. 3 ~ sth (to sb/sth) to hold an official ceremony to say that a church, or other building, or an object has a special purpose or is special to the memory of a particular person: The chapel was dedicated in 1880. * A memorial stone was dedicated to those who lost their lives in the war.