Definitions of dedicate [ˌdi kəˈseɪ ʃən, ˌdɛk ə-]

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Definition of 'dedicate'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) dedicate
to set apart and consecrate to a deity or sacred purpose.

2.  dedicate
to devote wholly to some purpose or person:
to dedicate one's life to public service.

3.  dedicate
to offer formally (a book, piece of music, etc.) to a person, cause, etc., as on a prefatory page, in testimony of affection or respect.

4.  dedicate
to mark the official opening of (a public building, highway, etc.), usu. by formal ceremonies.

5.  dedicate
to set aside for a specific purpose.

6. (adj.) dedicate
Archaic. dedicated.

Etymology: (1375–1425; < L dēdicātus ptp. of dēdicāre to declare, devote =dē-de - +dicāre to indicate, consecrate (see dictate ))

Definition of 'dedicate'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
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"

2. (verb) dedicate
open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
"The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"

3. (verb) dedicate
inscribe or address by way of compliment
"She dedicated her book to her parents"

4. (verb) dedicate
set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church

Definition of 'dedicate'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) dedicate
to thank sb or show respect by associating their name with sth
The book is dedicated to his mother.; a memorial dedicated to fallen soldiers

2. dedicate
dedicate yourself to sth
to put lots of time and effort into doing sth
Sue dedicated herself to raising her children.

3. dedicate
to hold an official ceremony to open or start sth
***a ceremony to dedicate the ship

Definition of 'dedicate'

Webster Dictionary

1. dedicate
dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated

2. (verb) dedicate
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

3. (verb) dedicate
to devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty or service

4. (verb) dedicate
to inscribe or address, as to a patron

Translation of 'dedicate'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to give up wholly to; to devote to He dedicated his life to good works.
Afrikaans: toewy, wy	Arabic: يُكَرِّسُ حَياتَه لِ	Bulgarian: посвещавам
Brazilian: dedicar	Czech: věnovat, zasvětit	German: weihen
Danish: hellige; vie	Greek: αφιερώνω	Spanish: dedicar, consagrar, sacri
Estonian: pühendama	Farsi: وقف کردن؛ فدا کردن	Finnish: omistautua
French: (se) consacrer	Hebrew: לְהַקדִיש	Hindi: समर्पित करना
Croatian: posvetiti se nečemu	Hungarian: vminek szenteli magát	Indonesian: mengabdikan
Icelandic: helga sig	Italian: dedicare	Japanese: ささげる
Korean: 전념하다	Lithuanian: pašvęsti	Latvian: veltīt
Malay: mengabdikan	Dutch: wijden	Norwegian: vie, hellige
Polish: poświęcać	Persian: وقف کردن؛ فدا کردن	Pashto: وقف كول، ډالى يا اهداكول.
Portuguese: dedicar	Romanian: a (se) dedica	Russian: посвящать
Slovak: zasvätiť	Slovenian: posvetiti (se)	Serbian: posvetiti
Swedish: ägna, viga	Thai: อุทิศ	Turkish: adamak
Taiwanese: 獻身用於	Ukrainian: присвячувати	Urdu: مکمل طور پر وقف کر دینا
Vietnamese: hiến dâng	Chinese: 献身
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