dedicar.
to dedicate (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes)
Meaning & usage
to dedicate (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes)
Este templo foi dedicado a Júpiter.
to dedicate; to earmark (to set apart for a special use)
O governo pretende dedicar alguns milhões de reais à construção da ponte.
to dedicate oneself (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)
Eu me dediquei muito para conseguir este emprego.
Ela se dedicou aos estudos.
to dedicate (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)
Dedico esta dissertação aos meus pais e professores.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *déyḱs Proto-Italic *-diks Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -dicōbf. Latin dicō Latin dēdicārelbor. Portuguese dedicar Learned borrowing from Latin dēdicāre.
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