B1verb · transitive · rare

dedicate

dedicate · dedicates · dedicated · dedicating

присвятити, призначати, підписувати, присвячувати

посвятить, посвящать, открыть, открывать

widmen, sich widmen

To set apart for a deity or for religious purposesTo set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.

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/ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/

» He dedicated his life to peace.

Он посвятил свою жизнь миру.

Он посвятил свою жизнь делу мира.

Він присвятив своє життя миру.

Meaning

6 senses

(transitive)To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
widmen
посвяща́тьposvjaščátʹ, посвяти́тьposvjatítʹ
присвя́чуватиprysvjáčuvaty, присвяти́тиprysvjatýty, посвя́чуватиposvjáčuvaty
set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
(transitive)To set apart for a special use.
dedicated their money to scientific research.
widmen
предназнача́тьprednaznačátʹ, предназна́читьprednaznáčitʹ
признача́тиpryznačáty
(transitive)To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action.
dedicated ourselves to starting our own business.
sich widmen
посвяща́ть себя́posvjaščátʹ sebjá, посвяти́ть себя́posvjatítʹ sebjá
присвя́чувати себе́prysvjáčuvaty sebé
(transitive)To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
widmen
надпи́сыватьnadpísyvatʹ, надписа́тьnadpisátʹ, посвяща́тьposvjaščátʹ
підпи́суватиpidpýsuvaty
inscribe or address by way of compliment
(transitive)To open (a building, for example) to public use.
открыва́тьotkryvátʹ, откры́тьotkrýtʹ
open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
(transitive)To show to the public for the first time.
dedicate a monument.
открыва́тьotkryvátʹ, откры́тьotkrýtʹ

Examples

296 sentences

He dedicated his life to peace.
Він присвятив своє життя миру.
ruОн посвятил свою жизнь миру.
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Tom is a very dedicated student.
Том дуже відданий учень.
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I'm very dedicated.
Я дуже відданий.
deIch bin sehr engagiert.
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Tom is really dedicated, isn't he?
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Tom is quite dedicated, isn't he?
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 4

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:

Русский

By meaning 5

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:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate:

to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action:

Origin

From Middle English dedicaten (“to dedicate”), from dedicat(e) (“dedicated”, also used as

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).

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