dedicate
English
Etymology
From Latin dēdicātus, past participle of dēdicō (“I dedicate, proclaim”), which in turn was formed from dē and dicō.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛdɪkeɪt/
Verb
dedicate (third-person singular simple present dedicates, present participle dedicating, simple past and past participle dedicated)
- (transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
- (transitive) To set apart for a special use
- dedicated their money to scientific research.
- (transitive) To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
- dedicated ourselves to starting our own business.
- (transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
- (transitive) To open (a building, for example) to public use.
- (transitive) To show to the public for the first time
- dedicate a monument.
Synonyms
- (set apart for religious purposes): behallow, hallow; see also Thesaurus:consecrate
- (set apart for a special use): allocate, earmark; see also Thesaurus:set apart
- (commit to a particular course): devote
Translations
to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
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to set apart for a special use
to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
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to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
to open (a building, for example) to public use
Adjective
dedicate (comparative more dedicate, superlative most dedicate)
- (obsolete) Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.
- Shakespeare
- Dedicate to nothing temporal.
- George Henry Calvert
- His life is dedicate to worthiness.
- Shakespeare
Italian
Verb
dedicate
Latin
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