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. Erika Miller:

   I do find it curious the amount of opprobrium and time that protesters dedicate to the freely elected leader of a free country, that they don't direct towards the visit of somebody like the president of China.

2. John McCain:

   Today’s indictment is a result of the hard work of America’s law enforcement and intelligence officials who dedicate their lives to bringing to justice those who wish to do us harm. These revelations add to a body of evidence confirming an extensive plot by Vladimir Putin’s government to attack the 2016 election, sow chaos and dissention among the American electorate, and undermine faith in our democracy.

3. 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.

4. Pramod Kureel:

   It's far more useful to "DEDICATE" (oneself) for a cause rather than "DIE" for one.

5. Nathan Bult:

   The letter from Governor DeSantis was very harmful for staff to read, to dedicate your life and your career to something you truly believed in and to be accused of being the final link in the chain of a human trafficking scheme, even though these staff know that that's not true, it's still really hard to hear.

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