dedicate

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  2. verb open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
  3. verb inscribe or address by way of compliment

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).

In classic literature

Synonyms

give, consecrate, commit, devote

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