Verb

(dedicat)

To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.

To set apart for a special use

dedicated their money to scientific research.

To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action

dedicated ourselves to starting our own business. See Synonyms at devote.

To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.

To open (a building, for example) to public use.

To show to the public for the first time

dedicate a monument.

Verb

(en verb)

(business) To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.

To entrust to the care of another.

* Alexander Pope

Atrides, parting for the Trojan war, / Consigned the youthful consort to his care.

To send to a final destination.

to consign the body to the grave

* Atterbury

At the day of general account, good men are to be consigned over to another state.

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To assign; to devote; to set apart.

* Dryden

The French commander consigned it to the use for which it was intended by the donor.

To stamp or impress; to affect.

* Jeremy Taylor

Consign my spirit with great fear.