Meaning

1. to dedicate (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes)
2. to dedicate; to earmark (to set apart for a special use)
3. to dedicate (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)
4. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a or para (uncommon)) to dedicate (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)