Definisi : 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)