the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > promise or vow [verb (transitive)] > dedicate to or by a promise (3)
To dedicate, consecrate, or devote to some person or service. (Cf. avow, v.2 2.)
transitive (reflexive). To dedicate oneself to something (specified by e.g. for, in defence of). Also in passive: to be devoted or dedicated to. Obs…
transitive. To dedicate or give up by a vow.