mindmap root((奉献)) devote is likely to imply a giving up or setting apart because of compelling motives: ~d his evenings to study. dedicate implies a solemn and exclusive devotion to a sacred or serious use or purpose: ~d her life to medical research. consecrate stresses investment with a solemn and sacred quality: ~ a church to the worship of God. hallow often differing little from dedicate or consecrate, may distinctively imply an attribution on intrinsic sanctity: battleground ~ed by the blood of patriots.