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• Dedicate — Pays  France Langue Français Périodicité Trimestriel Genre Culture cinéma musique littérature art design architecture voyages …   Wikipédia en Français

• Dedicate — Ded i*cate, v. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dedicate — Ded i*cate, p. a. [L. dedicatus, p. p. of dedicare to affirm, to dedicate; de + dicare to declare, dedicate; akin to dicere to say. See {Diction}.] Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated. Dedicate to nothing temporal. Shak. Syn: Devoted;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dedicate — I verb address to, award, bestow, confer, confer honor on, consecrare, consecrate, convey, dedicare, devote, do honor, donate, endow, enshrine, give, give a prize, give earnestly, give honor, hallow, honor, immortalize, inscribe, offer to give,… …   Law dictionary

• dedicate — [v1] donate, set aside for special use address, allot, apply, apportion, appropriate, assign, commit, consign, devote, give, give over to, inscribe, offer, pledge, restrict, surrender; concepts 18,50,88,135 Ant. misapply, misuse, steal, take… …   New thesaurus

• dedicate — (v.) early 15c. (of churches), from L. dedicatus, pp. of dedicare consecrate, proclaim, affirm, set apart, from de away (see DE (Cf. de )) + dicare proclaim, from stem of dicere to speak, to say (see DICTION (Cf. diction)). Dedicated …   Etymology dictionary

• dedicate — consecrate, hallow, *devote Analogous words: devote, *direct, address, apply …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• dedicate — ► VERB 1) devote to a particular subject, task, or purpose. 2) address (a book) to a person as a sign of respect or affection. 3) ceremonially assign (a church or other building) to a deity or saint. DERIVATIVES dedicatee noun dedicator noun… …   English terms dictionary

• dedicate — [ded′i kit; ] for v. [, ded′ikāt΄] adj. [ME dedicat < L dedicatus, pp. of dedicare, to consecrate, declare < de , intens. + dicare, to proclaim < dicere, to say: see DICTION] Archaic dedicated vt. dedicated, dedicating [ME dedicaten < …   English World dictionary

• dedicate to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dedicate to : present tense I/you/we/they dedicate to he/she/it dedicates to present participle dedicating to past tense dedicated to past participle dedicated to 1) to spend your time and effort doing… …   English dictionary