dedicate

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• UK, US: /ˈdɛdɪˌkɪt/
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• UK, US: /ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/
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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).

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).

141 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Belarusian: пасвяча́ць (pasvjačácʹ) — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Belarusian: пасвяці́ць (pasvjacícʹ) — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Belarusian: прысвяча́ць (prysvjačácʹ) — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Belarusian: прысвяці́ць (prysvjacícʹ) — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Bulgarian: посвеща́вам (posveštávam) — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Catalan: dedicar — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Chinese Mandarin: 奉獻 /奉献 (fèngxiàn) — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Czech: zasvětit — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Dutch: inwijden — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Dutch: wijden — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Finnish: pyhittää — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• French: consacrer — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• French: vouer — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• German: widmen — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Ancient Greek: καθιερόω (kathieróō) — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Ancient Greek: ἐγκαινίζω (enkainízō) — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Irish: tíolaic — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Italian: consacrare — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Japanese: 捧げる (sasageru) — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Japanese: 奉納する (hōnō suru) — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Kazakh: бағыш ету (bağyş etu) — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Kazakh: бағыштау (bağyştau) — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Central Kurdish: پێشکەش کردن (pêşkeş kirdin) — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Latin: dēdicō — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Latin: devoveo — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Māori: whakatapu — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Portuguese: dedicar — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Russian: посвяща́ть (posvjaščátʹ) — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Russian: посвяти́ть (posvjatítʹ) — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Scottish Gaelic: coisrig — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Spanish: dedicar — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Swedish: viga — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Swedish: tillägna — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Ukrainian: присвя́чувати (prysvjáčuvaty) — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Ukrainian: присвяти́ти (prysvjatýty) — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Ukrainian: посвя́чувати (posvjáčuvaty) — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Ukrainian: посвяща́ти (posvjaščáty) — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Ukrainian: посвяти́ти (posvjatýty) — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Walloon: dicåçter — to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
• Arabic: كَرَّسَ (karrasa) — to set apart for a special use
• Arabic: قَدَّمَ (qaddama) — to set apart for a special use
• Bulgarian: предназнача́вам (prednaznačávam) — to set apart for a special use
• Catalan: dedicar — to set apart for a special use
• Catalan: destinar — to set apart for a special use
• Czech: předurčit — to set apart for a special use
• Dutch: bestemmen — to set apart for a special use
• Finnish: varata — to set apart for a special use
• French: destiner — to set apart for a special use
• German: widmen — to set apart for a special use
• Hebrew: הקדיש (hikdísh) — to set apart for a special use
• Italian: destinare — to set apart for a special use
• Māori: whakaihi — to set apart for a special use
• Māori: kiriwhakauka — to set apart for a special use
• Middle English: biquethen — to set apart for a special use
• Polish: przeznaczać — to set apart for a special use
• Polish: przeznaczyć — to set apart for a special use
• Portuguese: dedicar — to set apart for a special use
• Russian: предназнача́ть (prednaznačátʹ) — to set apart for a special use
• Russian: предназна́чить (prednaznáčitʹ) — to set apart for a special use
• Spanish: dedicar — to set apart for a special use
• Spanish: destinar — to set apart for a special use
• Swedish: viga — to set apart for a special use
• Swedish: reservera — to set apart for a special use
• Ukrainian: признача́ти (pryznačáty) — to set apart for a special use
• Arabic: توفر — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Armenian: նվիրվել (nvirvel) — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Bulgarian: посвеща́вам се (posveštávam se) — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Catalan: dedicar-se — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Chinese Mandarin: 獻身 /献身 (xiànshēn) — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Chinese Mandarin: 致力 (zhìlì) — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Czech: věnovat se — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Dutch: wijden — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Finnish: omistautua — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• French: se consacrer — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• French: se dévouer — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• German: sich widmen — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Hebrew: התמסר (hitmasér) — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Italian: dedicarsi — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Māori: kiriwhakauka — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Māori: whakaū — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Māori: whakaihi — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Portuguese: dedicar — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Russian: посвяща́ть себя́ (posvjaščátʹ sebjá) — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Russian: посвяти́ть себя́ (posvjatítʹ sebjá) — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Scottish Gaelic: coisrig — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Spanish: dedicarse — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Swedish: viga — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Swedish: hänge — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Ukrainian: присвя́чувати себе́ (prysvjáčuvaty sebé) — to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
• Armenian: նվիրել (nvirel) — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Armenian: ձոնել (jonel) — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Bulgarian: надпи́свам (nadpísvam) — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Catalan: dedicar — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Czech: věnovat — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Dutch: opdragen — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Finnish: omistaa — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• French: dédier — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• German: widmen — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Hebrew: הקדיש (hikdísh) — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Irish: tíolaic — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Italian: dedicare — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Central Kurdish: پێشکەش کردن (pêşkeş kirdin) — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Norwegian: dedikere — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Polish: dedykować — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Polish: zadedykować — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Portuguese: dedicar — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Romanian: dedica — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Russian: надпи́сывать (nadpísyvatʹ) — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Russian: надписа́ть (nadpisátʹ) — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Russian: посвяща́ть (posvjaščátʹ) — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Russian: посвяти́ть (posvjatítʹ) — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Scottish Gaelic: coisrig — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Spanish: dedicar — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Swedish: tillägna — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Ukrainian: підпи́сувати (pidpýsuvaty) — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Walloon: dicåçter — to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
• Bulgarian: откри́вам (otkrívam) — to open (a building, for example) to public use
• Catalan: inaugurar — to open (a building, for example) to public use
• Czech: otevřít — to open (a building, for example) to public use
• Czech: otevírat — to open (a building, for example) to public use
• Dutch: inwijden — to open (a building, for example) to public use
• Dutch: inhuldigen — to open (a building, for example) to public use
• Finnish: vihkiä — to open (a building, for example) to public use
• French: inaugurer — to open (a building, for example) to public use
• Italian: inaugurare — to open (a building, for example) to public use
• Portuguese: inaugurar — to open (a building, for example) to public use
• Russian: открыва́ть (otkryvátʹ) — to open (a building, for example) to public use
• Russian: откры́ть (otkrýtʹ) — to open (a building, for example) to public use
• Spanish: inaugurar — to open (a building, for example) to public use
• Swedish: inviga — to open (a building, for example) to public use
• Catalan: inaugurar — to show to the public for the first time
• Czech: představit — to show to the public for the first time
• Finnish: paljastaa — to show to the public for the first time
• French: inaugurer — to show to the public for the first time
• Italian: inaugurare — to show to the public for the first time
• Portuguese: inaugurar — to show to the public for the first time
• Russian: открыва́ть (otkryvátʹ) — to show to the public for the first time
• Russian: откры́ть (otkrýtʹ) — to show to the public for the first time
• Spanish: inaugurar — to show to the public for the first time
• Swedish: inviga — to show to the public for the first time
• Swedish: öppna — to show to the public for the first time