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dedicate

verb [T] (BOOK, ETC.)
 
 
/ˈded.ɪ.keɪt/

Definition

C2 If you dedicate a book, play, performance, etc. to someone or something, you publicly say that it is in their honour: The book is dedicated to the author's husband.Praising and applaudingExaggerating and playing down
(Definition of dedicate verb (BOOK, ETC.) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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