| dedicate | vt 1. consecrate, a. (building, cemetery) mentahbiskan: the new church will be ~d next Sunday, gereja baru itu akan ditahbiskan pd hari Ahad depan; b. (day) menjadikan hari utk /memperingati, mengenang/: 17th of March has been ~d to St. Patrick, 17hb Mac telah dijadikan hari utk memperingati St. Patrick; 2. devote, membaktikan: to ~ o’s life to helping the poor, membaktikan seluruh hidup sso membantu orang-orang miskin; he ~d his life to making his mother happy, dia membaktikan hidupnya utk menggembirakan ibunya; 3. (book, piece of music, etc) mendedikasikan, menujukan khas: the book was ~d to his wife, buku itu didedikasikan kpd isterinya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| devote | vt dedicate, give up, a. (o’s time, effort, thought, etc) menumpukan: he ~d all his time to business, dia menumpukan sepenuh masanya pd perniagaan; b. (o’s life) mengabdikan: he ~d his life to music, dia mengabdikan hidupnya pd muzik; c. (o’s money) membelanjakan: to ~ all o’s money to charity, membelanjakan semua wang sso utk kebajikan; d. (in publication) mengekhaskan, menguntukkan: several pages were ~d to sports, beberapa halaman telah dikhaskan utk berita sukan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| consecrate | vt 1. make or declare sacred, mentahbiskan, mentakdiskan: the bishop ~d the new church, biskop itu mentakdiskan gereja baru; 2. ordain, mentahbiskan, mentakdiskan: he was ~d Bishop of London, dia ditahbiskan sbg Biskop London; 3. devote, dedicate (os, o’s life) mengabdikan: he ~d his life to the service of God, dia mengabdikan hidupnya kpd Tuhan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |