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dedicated adjective [ ˈdɛdɪkeɪtɪd ]

• devoted to a task or purpose.
• "a team of dedicated doctors"
Similar: committed, devoted, staunch, stalwart, firm, steadfast, resolute, unwavering, loyal, faithful, true, dyed-in-the-wool, through and through, wholehearted, single-minded, enthusiastic, eager, keen, earnest, zealous, driven, ardent, passionate, fervent, fervid, fanatical, hard-working, dutiful, diligent, assiduous, studious, sworn, pledged, card-carrying, deep-dyed, as keen as mustard, mad keen,
Opposite: indifferent, apathetic,
• exclusively allocated to or intended for a particular purpose.
• "a dedicated high-speed rail link from the Channel Tunnel"
Similar: exclusive, allocated, assigned, custom built, customized,

dedicate verb

• devote (time or effort) to a particular task or purpose.
• "Joan has dedicated her life to animals"
Similar: devote, commit, pledge, bind, obligate, give, give over, surrender, set aside, allot, allocate, consign, sacrifice,
Origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘devote to sacred use by solemn rites’): from Latin dedicat- ‘devoted, consecrated’, from the verb dedicare .


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