Rededicates

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To make a second commitment towards a specific goal or mission; to officially assign or allocate something anew for a particular function; to reinforce the intention of a space or object towards its intended purpose
2. To formally assign or devote something again to a specific aim or use
3. To renew the commitment of a place, object, or effort for a particular function or mission

Etymology: "Rededicates" is the third-person singular present form of "rededicate," meaning to commit again, formally, to a purpose, cause or person. The verb is simply "re-" attached to "dedicate," so the new element adds the sense of doing the act once more. "Dedicate" itself comes from the Latin "dedicare," meaning to proclaim or devote something solemnly, and the "re-" prefix is the familiar Latin one meaning "again" or "back." Its earliest ancestor in the source tree is the Proto-Italic root "*wre-," the common base behind Latin "re-," which passed through Old French "re-" into Middle English before settling into English as a productive prefix that can be attached to nearly any verb.

Synonyms: recommit, reaffirm, reestablish, reinvest, reconfirm

Antonyms: abandon, neglect, disregard, forsake, desert