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dedicar.

to dedicate (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/de.d͡ʒiˈka(ʁ)/Brazil[de.d͡ʒiˈka(h)]Brazil/de.d͡ʒiˈka(ɾ)/São-Paulo/de.d͡ʒiˈka(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to dedicate (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes)

    transitive
    Este templo foi dedicado a Júpiter.
  2. to dedicate; to earmark (to set apart for a special use)

    transitive
    O governo pretende dedicar alguns milhões de reais à construção da ponte.
  3. to dedicate oneself (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)

    reflexive
    Eu me dediquei muito para conseguir este emprego.
    Ela se dedicou aos estudos.
  4. to dedicate (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)

    transitive
    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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