dedicar

dedicar

1. to dedicate

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /də.diˈka/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /de.diˈkaɾ/
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, past participle dedicat)

1. to dedicate

• dedicació
• dedicatori
• dedicatòria

• “dedicar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “dedicar” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “dedicar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “dedicar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, first-person singular preterite dediquei, past participle dedicado)

1. to dedicate
2. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of dedicar
3. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of dedicar

Borrowed from Latin dēdicāre (“to dedicate”).

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌde.d͡ʒi.ˈka(ʁ)/

dedicar (first-person singular present indicative dedico, past participle dedicado)

1. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a) to dedicate (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes)

   Este templo foi decicado a Júpiter. ― This temple was dedicated to Jupiter.

   Synonym: consagrar

2. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a) to dedicate; to earmark (to set apart for a special use)

   O governo pretende decicar alguns milhões de reais à construção da ponte. ― The government intends to earmark a few million reais for the bridge’s construction.

3. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with a or without a second object) to dedicate (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)

   Eu me dediquei muito para conseguir este emprego. ― I really dedicated myself to getting this job.

   Ela se dedicou aos estudos. ― She dedicated herself to her studies.

4. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a or para (uncommon)) to dedicate (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)

   Dedico esta dissertação aos meus pais e professores. ― I dedicate this thesis to my parents and my professors.

• IPA^(key): /dediˈkaɾ/, [d̪eðiˈkaɾ]

dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, first-person singular preterite dediqué, past participle dedicado)

1. to dedicate

• c becomes qu before e.