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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 use
.
Vessels 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.
3.
To inscribe or address, as to a patron.
Syn. – See
Addict
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dedicate

DEDICATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. To vow, promise, devote, dedicate. See Class Dg. No. 12, 15, 45. The sense is to send, to throw; hence, to set, to appoint.]
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.
Consecrated; devoted; appropriated.

Definition 2024


dediĉate

dediĉate

See also: dedicate and dedícate

Esperanto

Adverb

dediĉate

  1. present adverbial passive participle of dediĉi