dedicate to

phrasal verb

dedicated to; dedicating to; dedicates to

1

: to decide that (something) will be used for (a special purpose) : to use (time, money, energy, attention, etc.) for (something)

She dedicates 10 percent of each paycheck to her savings.

He dedicated his life/time to helping the poor.

After graduating from college, he dedicated himself to his career.

2

: to say that (a book, song, etc.) was written or is being performed to honor or express affection for (someone)

She dedicated her first novel to her father.

I would like to dedicate this next song to my mother.

Examples of dedicate to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jeff Bezos has so many ideas, and the people that are working there are really devoted and dedicated to making our planet a better place. —Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025

The entirety of the winning bid will benefit Social Change Fund United, which is a non-profit that Wade co-founded with Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul that’s dedicated to making an impact in underrepresented communities of color. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025

Google, of course, is all too aware of this and has a team of more than 100 expert fraud fighters dedicated to developing countermeasures. —Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025

On top of that, people seem to be experiencing more daily fatigue, without much spare time or energy to dedicate to cooking. —Brittany Delay, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for dedicate to

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou