dedicate

tr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.

1. To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
2. To set apart for a special use: dedicated their money to scientific research.
3. To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action: dedicated ourselves to starting our own business. See synonyms at devote.
4. To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
5. 1. To open (a building, for example) to public use.
   2. To show to the public for the first time: dedicate a monument.

[Middle English dedicaten, from Latin dēdicāre, dēdicāt- : dē-, de- + dicāre, to proclaim.]

dedicator ded'i·ca'tor n.

verb

1. To give over by or as if by vow to a higher purpose: consecrate, devote, hallow. See give/take/reciprocity.
2. To devote (oneself or one's efforts): address, apply, bend, buckle down, concentrate, devote, direct, focus, give, turn. See collect/distribute, work/play.

v

Definition: donate, set aside for special use
Antonyms: misapply, misuse, steal, take

v

Definition: sanctify
Antonyms: alienate, desecrate, misuse

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IN BRIEF: To set apart for and devote to a special purpose or use.

One way or another, we all have to find what best fosters the flowering of our humanity in this contemporary life, and dedicate ourselves to that. — Joseph Campbell, American writer and philosopher.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tilegne, dedicere, indvie, hellige sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
(toe-/in)wijden, opdragen

Français (French)
v. tr. - dédier à, consacrer (à qch, à faire), consacrer (une église), inaugurer officiellement, se vouer/se consacrer à qch

Deutsch (German)
v. - weihen, widmen, sich (einer Aufgabe) hingeben, einweihen, abstellen (für)

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αφιερώνω, εγκαινιάζω, καθιερώνω, καθαγιάζω

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

• dedicate to    dedicare a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dedicar

idioms:

• dedicate to    dedicar a

Русский (Russian)
посвящать

idioms:

• dedicate to    посвящать кому-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - dedicarse, consagrar, ofrecer, firmar, destinar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dedikera, tillägna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
献, 题献, 致力

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 獻, 題獻, 致力

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (시간을) 쏟아 붓다, 봉헌하다, (책, 노래 등을) 바치다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ささげる, 献呈する, 開所する, 除幕式をする
adj. - 身をささげた

idioms:

• dedicate to    ～に捧げる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعطي أو يكرس, نفسه أو وقت أو جهد لغرض حسن, يهدي كتاب أو أغنيه الى شخص اعترافا بفضله أو احتراما له‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הקדיש‬

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