dedicated
Definition
- Adjective:
- Solemnly set apart for a specific, often sacred or important, purpose: Refers to something formally devoted or assigned to a particular function or person.
- Wholly committed to a particular cause, activity, or person: Describes a person who is very devoted, loyal, and enthusiastic about their work, duty, or belief.
Usage
- As an adjective describing a thing or place:
- The museum has a room dedicated to modern art.
- This is a dedicated server for our website.
- As an adjective describing a person:
- She is a dedicated teacher who spends extra hours with her students.
- He is dedicated to finding a cure for the disease.
Advanced Usage
- "Dedicated to" + noun/gerund: This is the most common structure to show what the dedication is directed toward.
- The book is dedicated to her parents.
- He is dedicated to improving public health.
- In technology: Used to describe hardware or software designed for a single, specific task.
- A dedicated graphics card performs better for gaming than an integrated one.
Variants and Related Words
- Dedicate (verb): To devote (time, effort, or oneself) to a particular task or purpose.
- She dedicated her life to humanitarian work.
- Dedication (noun): The quality of being dedicated; a ceremony in which something is dedicated.
- Her dedication to the project ensured its success.
- The dedication of the new library will be next week.
Synonyms
- Devoted: Very loving or loyal.
- Committed: Pledged or bound to a cause or policy.
- Consecrated: Made or declared sacred.
- Enthusiastic: Having or showing intense enjoyment or interest.
Antonyms
- Apathetic: Showing or feeling no interest or enthusiasm.
- Uncommitted: Not committed to a cause, activity, or person.
- Negligent: Failing to take proper care.
Related Phrases
- Dedicated follower: Someone who is extremely loyal to a person, group, or style.
- He was a dedicated follower of the band, attending every concert.
- Single-minded dedication: Complete focus and commitment to one goal.
- Her single-minded dedication to her training led her to the Olympics.
Adjective
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solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose
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a life consecrated to science
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the consecrated chapel
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a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II
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devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
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a dedicated dancer
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dedicated teachers
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dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal- A.Lincoln
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