dedicate

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[edit] English

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to dedicate

Third person singular
dedicates

Simple past
dedicated

Past participle
dedicated

Present participle
dedicating

to dedicate (third-person singular simple present 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. See Synonyms at devote.
  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.

[edit] Translations

to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate
to set apart for a special use
to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
To open (a building, for example) to public use
To show to the public for the first time

[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb form

dedicate

  1. second person plural present tense and imperative of dedicare.
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