dedicate
[ verb ded-i-keyt; adjective ded-i-kit ]
/ verb ˈdɛd ɪˌkeɪt; adjective ˈdɛd ɪ kɪt /
verb (used with object), ded·i·cat·ed, ded·i·cat·ing.
adjective
Origin of dedicate
synonym study for dedicate
1. See
devote.
OTHER WORDS FROM dedicate
ded·i·ca·tor, noun o·ver·ded·i·cate, verb (used with object), o·ver·ded·i·cat·ed, o·ver·ded·i·cat·ing. pre·ded·i·cate, verb (used with object), pre·ded·i·cat·ed, pre·ded·i·cat·ing. re·ded·i·cate, verb (used with object), re·ded·i·cat·ed, re·ded·i·cat·ing.Words nearby dedicate
dede agach,
dedekind,
dedekind cut,
dedendum,
dedham,
dedicate,
dedicated,
dedicatee,
dedication,
dedicatory,
dedifferentiate
Example sentences from the Web for dedicate
British Dictionary definitions for dedicate
dedicate
/ (ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt) /
verb (tr)
(often foll by to)
to devote (oneself, one's time, etc) wholly to a special purpose or cause; commit wholeheartedly or unreservedly
(foll by to)
to address or inscribe (a book, artistic performance, etc) to a person, cause, etc as a token of affection or respect
(foll by to)
to request or play (a record) on radio for another person as a greeting
to assign or allocate to a particular project, function, etc
to set apart for a deity or for sacred uses; consecrate
adjective
an archaic word for dedicated
Derived forms of dedicate
dedicatee, noun dedicator, noun dedicatory (ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtərɪ, ˈdɛdɪkətərɪ, -trɪ) or dedicative, adjectiveWord Origin for dedicate
C15: from Latin
dēdicāre to announce, from
dicāre to make known, variant of
dīcere to say