dedicating

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present participle of

to give all of your energy, time, etc.:

dedicate something to something He has dedicated his life to scientific research.

dedicate yourself to something The new president said she would dedicate herself to protecting the rights of the sick and the homeless.

If you dedicate a book, play, performance, etc. to someone, you publicly say that it is in that person's honour:

be dedicated to The book is dedicated to the author's husband.

When a building, especially a religious building, is dedicated, there is a ceremony at which it is formally opened for use and its particular purpose is stated:

The church was dedicated on 1 March 1805 to the local Saint Jude.