to set apart and consecrate to a deity or to a sacred purpose: The ancient Greeks dedicated many shrines to Aphrodite.
2.
to devote wholly and earnestly, as to some person or purpose: He dedicated his life to fighting corruption.
3.
to offer formally (a book, piece of music, etc.) to a person, cause, or the like in testimony of affection or respect, as on a prefatory page.
4.
(loosely) to inscribe a personal signature on (a book, drawing, etc., that is one's own work), usually with a salutation addressing the recipient.
5.
to mark the official completion or opening of (a public building, monument, highway, etc.), usually by formal ceremonies.
6.
to set aside for or assign to a specific function, task, or purpose: The county health agency has dedicated one inspector to monitor conditions in nursing homes.
[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME (v. and adj.) < L dédicātus ptp. of dédicāre to declare, devote, equiv. to dé-de-+ dicāre to indicate, consecrate, akin to dīcere to say, speak (see dictate)]
c.1386, from L. dedicatus, pp. of dedicare "consecrate, proclaim, affirm," from de- "away" + dicare "proclaim," from stem of dicere "to speak, to say" (see diction). Dedicated "devoted to one's aims or vocation" is first attested 1944.
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" [syn: give]
2.
open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building; "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"
3.
inscribe or address by way of compliment; "She dedicated her book to her parents"
4.
set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
to give up wholly to; to devote to Example: He dedicated his life to good works.
Arabic:
يُكَرِّسُ حَياتَه لِ
Chinese (Simplified):
献身
Chinese (Traditional):
獻身
Czech:
věnovat, zasvětit
Danish:
hellige; vie
Dutch:
wijden
Estonian:
pühendama
Finnish:
omistaa
French:
(se) consacrer
German:
weihen
Greek:
αφιερώνω
Hungarian:
vminek szenteli magát
Icelandic:
helga sig
Indonesian:
mengabdikan
Italian:
dedicare
Japanese:
ささげる
Korean:
바치다, 봉헌하다
Latvian:
veltīt
Lithuanian:
pašvęsti
Norwegian:
vie, hellige
Polish:
poświęcać
Portuguese (Brazil):
dedicar
Portuguese (Portugal):
dedicar
Romanian:
a (se) dedica
Russian:
посвящать
Slovak:
zasvätiť
Slovenian:
posvetiti (se)
Spanish:
dedicar, consagrar, sacrificar
Swedish:
ägna, viga
Turkish:
adamak
dedicate2[ˈdedikeit]verb
to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose Example: He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife's memory.
Arabic:
يُدَشِّن، يُخَصِّصُ
Chinese (Simplified):
奉献
Chinese (Traditional):
奉獻
Czech:
zasvětit
Danish:
tilegne; vie; dedikere
Dutch:
toewijden
Estonian:
pühitsema
Finnish:
pyhittää, vihkiä
French:
dédier
German:
widmen
Greek:
αφιερώνω
Hungarian:
(fel)szentel
Icelandic:
tileinka
Indonesian:
mempersembahkan
Italian:
dedicare
Japanese:
献納する
Korean:
(…을 기념하기 위해) 바치다
Latvian:
veltīt
Lithuanian:
pašvęsti
Norwegian:
tilegne, dedisere
Polish:
dedykować
Portuguese (Brazil):
consagrar
Portuguese (Portugal):
consagrar
Romanian:
a închina
Russian:
посвящать
Slovak:
zasvätiť, venovať
Slovenian:
posvetiti
Spanish:
dedicar, consagrar
Swedish:
inviga, öppna
Turkish:
adamak
dedicate3[ˈdedikeit]verb
(of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone Example: He dedicated the book to his father; She dedicated that song to her friend.
Ad*dict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Addicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Addicting.] [L. addictus, p. p. of addicere to adjudge, devote; ad + dicere to say. See Diction.]1. To apply habitually; to devote; to habituate; -- with to. "They addict themselves to the civil law." --Evelyn. He is addicted to his study. --Beau. & Fl. That part of mankind that addict their minds to speculations. --Adventurer. His genius addicted him to the study of antiquity. --Fuller. A man gross . . . and addicted to low company. --Macaulay. 2. To adapt; to make suitable; to fit. [Obs.] The land about is exceedingly addicted to wood, but the coldness of the place hinders the growth. --Evelyn. Syn: Addict, Devote, Consecrate, Dedicate. Addict was formerly used in a good sense; as, addicted to letters; but is now mostly employed in a bad sense or an indifferent one; as, addicted to vice; addicted to sensual indulgence. "Addicted to staying at home." --J. S. Mill. Devote is always taken in a good sense, expressing habitual earnestness in the pursuit of some favorite object; as, devoted to science. Consecrate and dedicate express devotion of a higher kind, involving religious sentiment; as, consecrated to the service of the church; dedicated to God.
Ded"i*cate\, p. a. [L. dedicatus, p. p. of dedicare to affirm, to dedicate; de- + dicare to declare, dedicate; akin to dicere to say. See Diction.] Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated. "Dedicate to nothing temporal." --Shak. Syn: Devoted; consecrated; addicted.
Ded"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dedicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dedicating.]1. To set apart and consecrate, as to a divinity, or for sacred uses; to devote formally and solemnly; as, to dedicate vessels, treasures, a temple, or a church, to a religious use. Vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, . . . which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord. --2 Sam. viii. 10, 11. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. . . . But in a larger sense we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. --A. Lincoln. 2. To devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty or service. The profession of a soldier, to which he had dedicated himself. --Clarendon. 3. To inscribe or address, as to a patron. He complied ten elegant books, and dedicated them to the Lord Burghley. --Peacham. Syn: See Addict.
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