dedicate

From Latin dēdicātus, past participle of dēdicō (“I dedicate, proclaim”), which in turn was formed from dē and dicō.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛdɪkeɪt/

dedicate (third-person singular simple present dedicates, present participle dedicating, simple past and past participle dedicated)

1. (transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
2. (transitive) To set apart for a special use

   dedicated their money to scientific research.

3. (transitive) To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action

   dedicated ourselves to starting our own business.

4. (transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
5. (transitive) To open (a building, for example) to public use.
6. (transitive) To show to the public for the first time

   dedicate a monument.

• (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

dedicate (comparative more dedicate, superlative most dedicate)

1. (obsolete) Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.
   • Shakespeare

     Dedicate to nothing temporal.

   • George Henry Calvert

     His life is dedicate to worthiness.

dedicate

1. second-person plural present indicative of dedicare
2. second-person plural imperative of dedicare

dedicate f pl

1. feminine plural of the past participle of dedicare

dēdicāte

1. first-person plural present active imperative of dēdicō