dedicated

ded-i-cat-ed · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Devoted to a task or purpose; having single-minded loyalty or commitment.

  2. 2.

    Designed or intended for a particular purpose.

  3. 3.

    (Of a building) Formally opened or consecrated.

  4. 4.

    Past tense and past participle of *dedicate*.

Related words

Antonyms: casual, indifferent, uncommitted
See also: committed, dedicate, dedication
Synonyms: committed, devoted, loyal, single-minded

Etymology

From dedicate + -ed, from Latin dedicare meaning "to proclaim, devote, consecrate."