dedicate
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ded·i·cate
(dĕd'ĭ-kāt') 
tr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.
tr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.
- To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
- To set apart for a special use: dedicated their money to scientific research.
- To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action: dedicated ourselves to starting our own business. See synonyms at devote.
- To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
- To open (a building, for example) to public use.
- To show to the public for the first time: dedicate a monument.
[Middle English dedicaten, from Latin dēdicāre, dēdicāt- : dē-, de- + dicāre, to proclaim.]
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dedicate
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dedicate
verb
- To give over by or as if by vow to a higher purpose: consecrate, devote, hallow. See give/take/reciprocity.
- To devote (oneself or one's efforts): address, apply, bend, buckle down, concentrate, devote, direct, focus, give, turn. See collect/distribute, work/play.
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dedicate
v
Definition: donate, set aside for special use
Antonyms: misapply, misuse, steal, take
v
Definition: sanctify
Antonyms: alienate, desecrate, misuse
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dedicate
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.
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Dedicate
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
- dedicate to dedicare a
Português (Portuguese)
v. - dedicar
idioms:
- dedicate to dedicar a
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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