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"dedicate" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often devote (6 letters).
Definitions
set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
Word origin
From Middle English dedicaten (“to dedicate”), from dedicat(e) (“dedicated”, also used as the past participle of dedicaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), from Latin dēdicātus, the perfect passive participle of dēdicō (“to dedicate, proclaim”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Used in a sentence
“dedicated their money to scientific research.”
“dedicated ourselves to starting our own business.”
“dedicate a monument.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Devote to a purpose”8 letters
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