From Latin dēdicātus, past participle of dēdicō ("I dedicate, proclaim").

• (verb) (British, America) IPA: /ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/
• (adjective, noun) (British, America) IPA: /ˈdɛdɪˌkɪt/

dedicate (dedicates, present participle dedicating; simple past and past participle dedicated)

1. (transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
2. (transitive) To set apart for a special use.

   dedicated their money to scientific research.

3. (transitive) To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action.

   dedicated ourselves to starting our own business.

4. (transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
5. (transitive) To open (a building, for example) to public use.
6. (transitive) To show to the public for the first time.

   dedicate a monument.

• (set apart for religious purposes) behallow, hallow; see also Thesaurus:consecrate
• (set apart for a special use) allocate, earmark; see also Thesaurus:set apart
• (commit to a particular course) devote

• French: consacrer, vouer
• German: widmen
• Italian: consacrare
• Portuguese: dedicar
• Russian: посвяща́ть
• Spanish: dedicar

• French: destiner
• German: widmen
• Italian: destinare
• Portuguese: dedicar
• Russian: предназнача́ть
• Spanish: dedicar, destinar

• French: se consacrer, se dévouer
• German: sich widmen
• Italian: dedicarsi
• Portuguese: dedicar
• Russian: посвящать
• Spanish: dedicarse

• French: dédier
• German: widmen
• Italian: dedicare
• Portuguese: dedicar
• Russian: надпи́сывать
• Spanish: dedicar

• French: inaugurer
• Italian: inaugurare
• Portuguese: inaugurar
• Russian: (торже́ственно) открыва́ть
• Spanish: inaugurar

• French: inaugurer
• Italian: inaugurare
• Portuguese: inaugurar
• Russian: (торже́ственно) открыва́ть
• Spanish: inaugurar

dedicate

1. (obsolete) Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.
   • c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC ↗, [Act II, scene ii]:

     Dedicate to nothing temporal.

dedicate (plural dedicates)

1. (chiefly, fantasy and neopaganism) One who dedicates themselves, or who is dedicated, to the service of some leader, religion, etc.