dedicate

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈdɛdəˌkeɪt/ UK /ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #10349

Meanings

1

verb
To give all your time and energy to a particular activity or purpose.

They dedicated themselves to starting their own business.
2

verb
To set something apart for a special use.

They dedicated the money to scientific research.
3

verb
To say at the start of a book, song, or performance that it is in honour of someone.

The writer dedicated the book to her parents.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to give all your time and... devote consecrate

2 verb · to set something apart for... allocate

More behallowearmark hallow

Word family

Forms dedicatesdedicating

Derived forms dedicateededicativerededicate

Related forms dedication

Etymology

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).

*deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European dedicaten Middle English dēdicātus Latin

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# dedicate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɛdəˌkeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 10349

## Meanings
1. To give all your time and energy to a particular activity or purpose.
2. To set something apart for a special use.
3. To say at the start of a book, song, or performance that it is in honour of someone.

## Examples
- They dedicated themselves to starting their own business.
- They dedicated the money to scientific research.
- The writer dedicated the book to her parents.

## Synonyms
- behallow
- consecrate
- earmark
- hallow

## Derived Forms
- dedicatee
- dedicative
- rededicate

## Related Forms
- dedication

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *deyḱ-
- Root: dedicaten
- Root: dēdicātus

## Etymology
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).

## AI Etymology
dedicate comes 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). The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-, Middle English dedicaten, Latin dēdicātus. Current senses include to give all your time and energy to a particular activity or purpose and to set something apart for a special use. English relatives and later formations include dedicatee, dedicative, rededicate, dedication.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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