dedicate.
To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
Meaning & usage
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.
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dedicaten (“to dedicate”), from dedicat(e) (“dedicated”, also used as the past participle of dedicaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), from Latin dēdicātus, the perfect passive participle of dēdicō (“to dedicate, proclaim”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.
Where this word comes from
from Middle English dedicat(e) (“dedicated”, also used as the past participle of dedicaten), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. The nouns is derived through substantivization from Latin dēdicātus, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
One who dedicates themselves, or who is dedicated, to the service of some leader, religion, etc.
Where this word comes from
from Middle English dedicat(e) (“dedicated”, also used as the past participle of dedicaten), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. The nouns is derived through substantivization from Latin dēdicātus, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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