To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
To give (a value) to a variable.
To allot or give (something) as a task.
To attribute or sort (something) into categories.
To categorize (someone) as belonging to the male or female sex.
To transfer (property, a legal right, etc.) from one person to another.
To appoint or select (someone) for some office.
An assignee.
To set apart for a special use
To open (a building, for example) to public use.
To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
To show to the public for the first time
One who dedicates themself, or who is dedicated, to the service of some leader, religion, etc.