ded·i·cate/`dɛdəˏket; ˈdedɪkeɪt/ v [T] 1 to say that a book, film, song etc has been written or made for someone, to show that you respect or love them 〔把文艺作品〕献给，题献与…: The book is dedicated to his mother. 他将此书题献给了母亲。 2 dedicate yourself/your life to sth to spend all your time trying to do something 献身于/毕生致力于某事: She dedicated her life to helping the poor. 她毕生致力于帮助穷人。