dedicate

•  verb [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:
?The book is dedicated to his mother.
2    dedicate yourself/your life to sth to spend all your time trying to do something:
?She dedicated her life to helping the poor.

• dedicated

•  adjective

working very hard at doing something because you think it is important:
?The teachers are all very dedicated.