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ded·i·cat·ed  (dd-ktd)
adj.
1. Wholly committed to a particular course of thought or action; devoted: a dedicated musician.
2. Designed for a particular use or function: "The satellite beams the information down to Earth, where it is sent through dedicated telephone wires to the Space Telescope Science Institute" (Boston Globe).

dedi·cated·ly (-ktd-l) adv.

dedicated [ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtɪd]
adj
1. devoted to a particular purpose or cause a dedicated man
2. assigned or allocated to a particular project, function, etc. a dedicated transmission line dedicated parking space
3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing designed to fulfil one function a dedicated microprocessor
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dedicated - devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; "a dedicated dancer"; "dedicated teachers"; "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln
undedicated - not dedicated; "the playground has been completed but is still undedicated"
2.dedicated - solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II"
holy - belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"

dedicated
adjective committed, devoted, sworn, enthusiastic, single-minded, zealous, purposeful, given over to, wholehearted He's quite dedicated to his studies.
committed indifferent, unconcerned, uncaring, uninterested, unresponsive, uncommitted
Translations
dedicated [ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd] ADJ
1. [person] → totalmente entregado
a very dedicated teacherun maestro totalmente entregado a su trabajo
dedicated followers of classical musicdevotos seguidores de la música clásica
2. (Comput) → especializado, dedicado
dedicated word processorprocesador m de textos especializado or dedicado

dedicated [ˈdɛdɪkeɪtɪd] adj
(= committed) [person, worker, teacher, mother, father] → dévoué(e)
a very dedicated teacher → un professeur très dévoué
to be dedicated to sth [person] → se dévouer pour qch; [to be dedicated to doing sth, person] → tenir beaucoup à faire qch
(= enthusiastic) [fan, follower] → fervent(e)
dedicated followers of classical music → de fervents adeptes de musique classique
dedicated to (= devoted to) → consacré(e) à
a museum dedicated to Napoleon → un musée consacré à Napoléon
(COMPUTING)spécialisé(e), dédié(e)
dedicated to (= with a dedication to) [music, book] → dédicacé(e) à
The book is dedicated "to Emma, with love from Harry." → Le livre est dédicacé "à Emma, avec tout mon amour, Harry."

dedicated
adj
attitudehingebungsvoll; service, fanstreu; (in one’s work) → engagiert; a dedicated nurse/teacher etceine Krankenschwester/eine Lehrerin etc, die mit Leib und Seele bei der Sache ist; to become a top-class dancer you have to be really dedicatedum ein erstklassiger Tänzer zu werden, muss man wirklich mit Leib und Seele dabei sein; he is completely dedicated, he thinks of nothing but his worker hat sich völlig seiner Arbeit verschrieben, er denkt an nichts anderes; it’s very dedicated of you to stay on this late, Robinsondas ist sehr aufopfernd von Ihnen, so lange zu bleiben, Robinson; she’s dedicated to her studentssie engagiert sich sehr für ihre Studenten; to be a dedicated follower of fashionimmer mit der neuesten Mode gehen; he is a dedicated follower of footballer ist ein ausgesprochener Fußballanhänger
dedicated word processordediziertes Textverarbeitungssystem

dedicated [ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtɪd] adjcoscienzioso/a (Comput) → dedicato/a
dedicated [ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtɪd] adjcoscienzioso/a (Comput) → dedicato/a

dedicated متفرغ obětavý hengiven engagiert αφιερωμένος dedicado vannoutunut dévoué posvećen dedito 専用の 헌신적인 toegewijd engasjert oddany dedicado посвященный hängiven ซึ่งอุทิศตัวเพื่อ adanmış tận tâm 一心一意的


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Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation: conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
IN PARTICULAR This Work Is Dedicated By A Humble Native Of Flatland In the Hope that Even as he was Initiated into the Mysteries OF THREE DIMENSIONS Having been previously conversant With ONLY TWO So the Citizens of that Celestial Region May aspire yet higher and higher To the Secrets of FOUR FIVE or EVEN SIX Dimensions Thereby contributing To the Enlargement of THE IMAGINATION And the possible Development Of that most and excellent GIFT of MODESTY Among the Superior Races Of SOLID HUMANITY
My Instauration, I dedicated to the King: My Historie of Henry the Seventh,
 
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