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ded·i·cate
 dedicate
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- pronunciation:
- de
d
keIt
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dedicates, dedicating, dedicated |
| definition 1: |
to set apart for a special use or purpose.
This money is dedicated to helping the hurricane victims.- synonyms:
- devote
- similar words:
- appropriate, consecrate, destine, pledge
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| definition 2: |
to devote to a particular person, cause, or course of action.
Since we went back to college, she's really dedicated herself to her studies.She has dedicated her life to helping others.- synonyms:
- devote
- similar words:
- apply, commit, give, offer
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| definition 3: |
to formally attach someone's name to something as a token of affection or respect.
Let's call the radio station and dedicate a song to Mom for her birthday.- similar words:
- inscribe
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| definition 4: |
to declare (a new building, monument, special event, or the like) to be in honor of a person or divine being.
Our school building is dedicated to the founder of the school. |
| definition 5: |
to formally declare open or to be ready for public viewing.
In a brief ceremony this morning, the mayor dedicated the new city museum. |
| related words: |
bless, christen, resolve, turn |
| derivation: |
dedicator (n.) |
The word dedicate
contains the following parts:
dic, dict
Latin
root
that means speak, declare
  Example words:
abdicate, addict, addiction, contradict, contradictory, dedicate, dictate, dictator, dictionary, indicate, indict, predicate, predict, prediction, verdict
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, administrator, advocate, affiliate, aggravate, agitate, alternate, animate, annihilate, assimilate, associate, circulate, collaborate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, cooperate, coordinate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, emigrate, enunciate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, generate, graduate, illuminate, illustrate, incorporate, interrogate, irrigate, liberate, locate, narrate, navigate, nominate, operate, originate, participate, populate, radiate, regulate, rotate, segregate, terminate
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