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Webster 1913 Edition
Dedicate
Ded′i-cate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Dedicated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dedicating
.] 1.
To set apart and consecrate, as to a divinity, or for sacred uses; to devote formally and solemnly;
as, to
. dedicate
vessels, treasures, a temple, or a church, to a religious useVessels of silver, and vessels of gold, . . . which also king David did
dedicate
unto the Lord. 2 Sam. viii. 10, 11.
We have come to
dedicate
a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. . . . But in a larger sense we can not dedicate
, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. A. Lincoln.
2.
To devote, set apart, or give up, as one’s self, to a duty or service.
The profession of a soldier, to which he had
dedicated
himself. Clarendon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dedicate
DEDICATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To set apart and consecrate to a divine Being, or to a sacred purpose; to devote to a sacred use, by a solemn act, or by religious ceremonies; as, to dedicate vessels, treasures, a temple, an altar, or a church, to God or to a religious use.Vessels of silver, of gold, and of brass, which king David did dedicate to the Lord. 2 Sam. Viii.
2.
To appropriate solemnly to any person or purpose; to give wholly or chiefly to. The ministers of the gospel dedicate themselves, their time and their studies, to the service of Christ. A soldier dedicates himself to the profession of arms.3.
To inscribe or address to a patron; as, to dedicate a book.DEDICATE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
dedicate
dedicate
English
Verb
dedicate (third-person singular simple present dedicates, present participle dedicating, simple past and past participle dedicated)
- (transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
- (transitive) To set apart for a special use
- dedicated their money to scientific research.
- (transitive) To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
- dedicated ourselves to starting our own business. See Synonyms at devote.
- (transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
- (transitive) To open (a building, for example) to public use.
- (transitive) To show to the public for the first time
- dedicate a monument.
Translations
to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
to set apart for a special use
to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
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
Adjective
dedicate (comparative more dedicate, superlative most dedicate)
- (obsolete) Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.
- Shakespeare
- Dedicate to nothing temporal.
- George Henry Calvert
- His life is dedicate to worthiness.
- Shakespeare