Definition of dedicate in English:

dedicate

verb ˈdɛdɪkeɪtˈdɛdəˌkeɪt

[with object]often dedicate something to

1Devote (time or effort) to a particular task or purpose.
把（时间，精力）用于，献（身）于
Joan has dedicated her life to animals
琼毕生从事动物研究。
Example sentencesExamples
- Choose your course wisely and dedicate yourself to that purpose.
- The ceremony was a very simple and moving commemoration of a life totally dedicated to aikido.
- Sorley's depiction of how General Abrams dedicated himself to this task is compelling.
- Since last October, the students have been dedicating themselves to the task of mounting the enduringly popular Guys and Dolls.
- Mr Kolar quit his job to dedicate himself to a task he says has been almost 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- I was hired to turn the company around, and my team has dedicated itself to that effort ever since.
- For the moment, however, she says the group are purely dedicating their efforts to putting together a solid outline proposal for the area, before they begin their investigations for funding.
- He has also selflessly dedicated his efforts to leading and developing his staff.
- It would be good for more effort to be dedicated to training to help build capacities of the nations in managing fauna and flora species.
- Plantlife is Britain's only national membership charity dedicated exclusively to conserving wild plants and their habitats.
- Shenandoah founded Round Dance Productions, a nonprofit organization dedicated to native cultural preservation.
- He cannot dedicate himself to larger purposes.
- The people who are dedicated to these efforts understand the power of the social economy.
- A reporter who dedicates special effort to establishing good contacts often ends up using them to coax ads from press chiefs.
- I met many people who dedicated much of their efforts to assist in the planning of the anti-hate demonstration.
- She is now dedicating most of her time and attention to the completion of her fist novel.
- Despite his acclaim, he finds writing to be a saviour of sorts and always manages to find the time to dedicate himself to the creative task, no matter how busy his day.
- Let us dedicate our best efforts in organizing our coming World Congress of Boxing Doctors, which will be the second in history.
- And this St Paul's squad has to be commended with the way they dedicated themselves to the task.
- Although he dedicated most of his time to the TV business, Sawhney never neglected his musical dream.
Synonyms
devote, commit, pledge, bind, obligate, give, give over, surrender, set aside, allot, allocate, consign, sacrifice
1. 1.1 Devote (something) to a particular subject.
  把…专用于某课题（或目的）
  volume four is dedicated to wasps
  第四卷专门论述黄蜂。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Cumbria Export Club is dedicating its next meeting to looking at how firms could boost exports by developing more imaginative ideas.
  She dedicated four autumn study sessions to pools at Doheny State Beach in southern California, taking care to visit at different times of the day and to focus on different animals.
  The first day was dedicated to subjects such as building relationships, oral hygiene, money matters and importance of civic participation.
  For example, your website is dedicated to the general subject of ‘cat care.’
  Nonetheless, Tamarack dedicated two of its five fax lines to the Israeli families, enabling them to communicate regularly with their children.
  The third section of the catalog is dedicated to the subject of icons in various media, from panel paintings to textiles.
  Entire magazines are dedicated to the subject of teen boys' haircuts.
  There is hardly a leading newspaper that has not dedicated an article or comment to the subject.
  The group proposes two lanes in the six-lane road dedicated solely to public transport.
  Four technologists are dedicated to the site, and the CEO spends about a third of his time working on it as well.
  The sleep unit is located in a pleasant, old refurbished one-story building dedicated solely to sleep testing.
  The building will provide dedicated laboratory and office facilities for 30 researchers and a research manager.
  Four parades were specifically dedicated to this theme.
  About 62% of the publication is dedicated to telephone number listings and 25% to the Yellow Pages.
  Shermer dedicates three chapters to this subject, the most extensively examined one in his book.
  The American press dedicated some coverage to this subject, but mostly with respect to the relationship between drug trafficking and corruption.
  Yet these concerns evaporate when it becomes clear that Cara A. Finnegan's four chapters are dedicated to concrete studies of a specific process in all its forms.
  The Japanese learnt to capitalize on the interest in this art form very quickly - opening up nurseries dedicated solely to grow, train and then export bonsai trees.
  But where did the initial inspiration to dedicate an art exhibition to the subject of Australian Football come from?
2. 1.2 Cite or nominate (a book or other artistic work) as being issued or performed in someone's honour.
  谨以（书或其他艺术品）献给
  the novel is dedicated to the memory of my mother
  谨以此小说表达我对母亲的怀念。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The book is also dedicated to Mrs Wing in the opening pages.
  The book is dedicated to his best friend Bill Cadman who died in the Lockerbie bombing in 1988.
  This work is dedicated to the memory of Professor Don C. Wiley.
  Her first book was dedicated to Christopher, but this latest work is for Nick and Billy - younger sons of Sarah and her husband, David.
  At least a third of the book is dedicated to memories of his dad.
  The book is dedicated to those who lost their lives at sea in the Second World War.
  All the poems in the book are dedicated to his memory.
  Of these, Arthur Crook is May's personal favorite (the book is dedicated to him), the editor he wrote for and for a short time worked under.
  Finally, this book is dedicated to my German translator and to my Italian translators, all good friends and precise readers.
  The work is dedicated to Suleiman, teacher and Master of Fula Flute, a wind instrument from The Gambia.
  The book is dedicated to the memory of Maura Burns of Ferrybank who recently passed away.
  The book is dedicated to Anna Friedman and Nasir Din, the author's Jewish mother and Muslim father, who married in London in 1942, both immigrants, but British subjects.
  This work is dedicated to the memory of Dollie Stover, who devoted 18 field seasons to the study of these warblers.
  Once he got out, they went on a family holiday together, and his book is dedicated to her and their children.
  The book is dedicated to the author's parents for teaching him to care.
  I was at school with him and the second book is dedicated to Sean.
  The book is dedicated to his memory and pays a warm tribute to his intellectual legacy.
  The book is dedicated to my mother so it could hardly reflect that.
  The book is dedicated to Kostova's father, a recently retired professor of urban planning, who first told her some of the stories she relates.
  So my book is dedicated to Craig and to all those who are serving in the Armed Forces today.
  Synonyms
  inscribe, address, name
  assign, offer
3. 1.3 Formally open or unveil (a building or monument)
  为（大楼，纪念碑）揭幕；为…举行落成仪式
  today the President dedicates the new Second World War memorial in Washington
  总统今天要为华盛顿的新二战纪念碑揭幕。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Bill Clinton's presidential library won't be formally dedicated until tomorrow, but we've already been inside.
  A new building was erected and dedicated on October 30, 1842.
  Hampton's new 36,000-square-foot facility was formally dedicated on Sept.23.
  A new equine hospital at Golden Gate Fields will be formally dedicated on Saturday at 12 p.m. PST.
  St Joseph's was opened and dedicated by the then Bishop of Elphin, Dominic Conway, on October 30, 1983.
  The Allen Ginsberg Library was dedicated in 1993.
  The Rev Michael Flight, chairman of governors, dedicated the new building.
  Construction started in 1784, and the unfinished building was dedicated in 1788.
  The community center will be dedicated during a Sept.5 open house.
  The building was dedicated in May at the West Philadelphia campus of Penn's Health Science Center on Curie Boulevard.
  After the Knox Academy was formally dedicated, Lermond actively continued to solicit donations of natural history specimens for it.
  In July 1999, Core Locations' first colocation facility was dedicated by Mayor Richard M. Daley in Chicago.
  A new school building was dedicated in February 1950 and was named Georgia Washington School.
  The LA station dedicated by Schwarzenegger last month is intended for public use within five to ten years.
  This decision to sell the temple was not publicly made known until the building was finally completed and formally dedicated on 1 May 1846.
  The Marthoma Metropolitan, Philipose Mar Chrysostom, will dedicate the building at a function at the Boys Home at 4 p.m.
  This summer they will dedicate the reclaimed open space as the 4,700-acre Orange County Great Park.
  When all was ready, Bishop Dominic Conway came again May 13, 1973 to open and dedicate the new Holy Cross.
  The building was formally opened and dedicated by the Bishop of Ramsbury, The Right Rev Peter Hullah, with another 150 guests joining the 500 schoolchildren.
4. 1.4 Ceremonially assign (a church or other building) to a deity or saint.
  以（教堂或其他建筑）供奉给
  the parish church is dedicated to St Paul
  谨以教区教堂奉献给圣保罗。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The church was dedicated to St Anthony of Egypt, patron saint of swineherds and of charcoal burners, a trade carried out on the fell for many years in the past.
  There was one church in Yarmouth, St. Nicholas's Church, which was dedicated to St. Benedict.
  The busiest is Kuan Yin Ten Temple, near St George's Church, which is dedicated to the goddess of mercy.
  The building is specially dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes as Catherine is involved in a lot of charity, voluntary work.
  Her local church is dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima so I'm quite surprised she waited this long to go there.
  Currently the Virgin Mary is revered, and many churches are dedicated to her.
  I recall visiting Calvin's church in Geneva, a twelfth-century Romanesque building dedicated to Saint Peter.
  Three of the other churches are dedicated to St. Gregory, who brought Christianity to Armenia at the beginning of the fourth century.
  The Chupao Temple is dedicated to a life-saving deity known as Paosheng.
  Aarhus Cathedral is dedicated to St. Clement, the patron saint of sailors.
  In 1396, the still unfinished church was dedicated to St Hippolyte.
  Prosperous companies erected their own guildhalls and endowed churches dedicated to the patron saint of their crafts, with chapels for their use.
  The church was previously known as All Saints, being dedicated to St Giles only since 1960.
  Sunday last being the Feast of the Holy Trinity was a special significance to the parish as our church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
  The Temple of Angkor Wat was dedicated to the Hindu God Vishnu by King Suryavarman II, who reigned between 1131 and 1150 AD.
  As is evident from its name, the temple was dedicated to Shiva.
  St George was initially promoted to patron saint in 1061 when a church in Doncaster was dedicated to him.
  Churches were increasingly dedicated to, and children named after, universal saints.
  The Temple of Angkor Wat is dedicated to the Hindu god Viu.
  In England, many churches were dedicated to her, most notably St. Bride's Church in London's Fleet Street.
  Synonyms
  devote, assign
  bless, consecrate, sanctify, hallow, make holy, make sacred

Derivatives

dedicatee

noun dɛdɪkəˈtiːˌdɛdəkeɪˈti

She complied, though heartbroken, and in spite of the insistence of her teacher William Alwyn who, some half-century later, became the dedicatee of her Wind Quintet.
Example sentencesExamples
- Throughout the volume, Lanyer lauds her primary dedicatee Margaret Clifford, the Countess of Cumberland, for her charity, piety, chastity, learning, and nobility.
- Alfred Schnittke's First Cello Concerto is surely one major candidate, first performed by the orchestra in 1991 and again on this occasion by the work's dedicatee, Natalia Gutman.
- Poor Pyotr never had things easy in life, and his work was at first damned as ‘worthless, unplayable and clumsy’ - and that was from the intended dedicatee, Nikolai Rubinstein.
- Many - including its dedicatee and first conductor, Hans Richter - considered not only the greatest English symphony to that point, but the greatest symphony of modern times.

dedicator

noun ˈdɛdɪkeɪtəˈdɛdəˌkeɪdər

A person who cites or nominates a book or other artistic work as being issued or performed in someone's honour.
谨以（书或其他艺术品）献给
Greek works of art were intended to project the status of the dedicator
Example sentencesExamples
- Another find from this part of Corinth that might be relevant is the fluted poros shaft of the Archaic period inscribed with the name of the dedicator.
- Throughout its history Olympia attracted wealthy dedicators from the whole Greek world and beyond.

dedicatory

adjective ˈdɛdɪkətriˌdɛdɪˈkeɪtəriˈdɛdəkəˌtɔri

It should be clear by now that the ambiguity of form and complexity of content in Seven Pillars are both foreshadowed in its dedicatory poem.
Example sentencesExamples
- I remember Martin loaning me a copy of The White Goddess, that first edition with the version of the dedicatory poem which I really liked extraordinarily.
- Among them was a posthumous portrait statue of Nobunaga, which bears a dedicatory inscription dated 1583.
- She also wished the table to include both her husband's coat of arms (he has a great interest in heraldry) and a dedicatory inscription to him that would mention their three children.
- It opens with a series of dedicatory poems addressed to aristocratic women, representing them as a mutually supportive female community.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'devote to sacred use by solemn rites'): from Latin dedicat- 'devoted, consecrated', from the verb dedicare.

Rhymes

medicate, predicate

Definition of dedicate in US English:

dedicate

verbˈdɛdəˌkeɪtˈdedəˌkāt

[with object]often dedicate something to

1Devote (time, effort, or oneself) to a particular task or purpose.
把（时间，精力）用于，献（身）于
Joan has dedicated her life to animals
琼毕生从事动物研究。
Example sentencesExamples
- For the moment, however, she says the group are purely dedicating their efforts to putting together a solid outline proposal for the area, before they begin their investigations for funding.
- The people who are dedicated to these efforts understand the power of the social economy.
- I was hired to turn the company around, and my team has dedicated itself to that effort ever since.
- She is now dedicating most of her time and attention to the completion of her fist novel.
- Although he dedicated most of his time to the TV business, Sawhney never neglected his musical dream.
- Plantlife is Britain's only national membership charity dedicated exclusively to conserving wild plants and their habitats.
- He has also selflessly dedicated his efforts to leading and developing his staff.
- Mr Kolar quit his job to dedicate himself to a task he says has been almost 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- A reporter who dedicates special effort to establishing good contacts often ends up using them to coax ads from press chiefs.
- Choose your course wisely and dedicate yourself to that purpose.
- Let us dedicate our best efforts in organizing our coming World Congress of Boxing Doctors, which will be the second in history.
- I met many people who dedicated much of their efforts to assist in the planning of the anti-hate demonstration.
- He cannot dedicate himself to larger purposes.
- The ceremony was a very simple and moving commemoration of a life totally dedicated to aikido.
- Since last October, the students have been dedicating themselves to the task of mounting the enduringly popular Guys and Dolls.
- And this St Paul's squad has to be commended with the way they dedicated themselves to the task.
- It would be good for more effort to be dedicated to training to help build capacities of the nations in managing fauna and flora species.
- Shenandoah founded Round Dance Productions, a nonprofit organization dedicated to native cultural preservation.
- Despite his acclaim, he finds writing to be a saviour of sorts and always manages to find the time to dedicate himself to the creative task, no matter how busy his day.
- Sorley's depiction of how General Abrams dedicated himself to this task is compelling.
Synonyms
devote, commit, pledge, bind, obligate, give, give over, surrender, set aside, allot, allocate, consign, sacrifice
1. 1.1 Devote (something) to a particular subject or purpose.
  把（时间，精力）用于，献（身）于
  you should dedicate a telephone line to each modem you plan to install
  Example sentencesExamples
  Nonetheless, Tamarack dedicated two of its five fax lines to the Israeli families, enabling them to communicate regularly with their children.
  The third section of the catalog is dedicated to the subject of icons in various media, from panel paintings to textiles.
  But where did the initial inspiration to dedicate an art exhibition to the subject of Australian Football come from?
  The Japanese learnt to capitalize on the interest in this art form very quickly - opening up nurseries dedicated solely to grow, train and then export bonsai trees.
  The American press dedicated some coverage to this subject, but mostly with respect to the relationship between drug trafficking and corruption.
  Shermer dedicates three chapters to this subject, the most extensively examined one in his book.
  Yet these concerns evaporate when it becomes clear that Cara A. Finnegan's four chapters are dedicated to concrete studies of a specific process in all its forms.
  For example, your website is dedicated to the general subject of ‘cat care.’
  The group proposes two lanes in the six-lane road dedicated solely to public transport.
  Four parades were specifically dedicated to this theme.
  Cumbria Export Club is dedicating its next meeting to looking at how firms could boost exports by developing more imaginative ideas.
  She dedicated four autumn study sessions to pools at Doheny State Beach in southern California, taking care to visit at different times of the day and to focus on different animals.
  About 62% of the publication is dedicated to telephone number listings and 25% to the Yellow Pages.
  Four technologists are dedicated to the site, and the CEO spends about a third of his time working on it as well.
  There is hardly a leading newspaper that has not dedicated an article or comment to the subject.
  The building will provide dedicated laboratory and office facilities for 30 researchers and a research manager.
  The sleep unit is located in a pleasant, old refurbished one-story building dedicated solely to sleep testing.
  Entire magazines are dedicated to the subject of teen boys' haircuts.
  The first day was dedicated to subjects such as building relationships, oral hygiene, money matters and importance of civic participation.
2. 1.2 Cite (a book or other artistic work) as being issued or performed in someone's honor.
  谨以（书或其他艺术品）献给
  the novel is dedicated to the memory of my mother
  谨以此小说表达我对母亲的怀念。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The book is dedicated to those who lost their lives at sea in the Second World War.
  The book is dedicated to his memory and pays a warm tribute to his intellectual legacy.
  Her first book was dedicated to Christopher, but this latest work is for Nick and Billy - younger sons of Sarah and her husband, David.
  The book is also dedicated to Mrs Wing in the opening pages.
  Once he got out, they went on a family holiday together, and his book is dedicated to her and their children.
  I was at school with him and the second book is dedicated to Sean.
  At least a third of the book is dedicated to memories of his dad.
  The book is dedicated to Kostova's father, a recently retired professor of urban planning, who first told her some of the stories she relates.
  The book is dedicated to my mother so it could hardly reflect that.
  Of these, Arthur Crook is May's personal favorite (the book is dedicated to him), the editor he wrote for and for a short time worked under.
  This work is dedicated to the memory of Dollie Stover, who devoted 18 field seasons to the study of these warblers.
  Finally, this book is dedicated to my German translator and to my Italian translators, all good friends and precise readers.
  The book is dedicated to the memory of Maura Burns of Ferrybank who recently passed away.
  So my book is dedicated to Craig and to all those who are serving in the Armed Forces today.
  The book is dedicated to the author's parents for teaching him to care.
  The book is dedicated to Anna Friedman and Nasir Din, the author's Jewish mother and Muslim father, who married in London in 1942, both immigrants, but British subjects.
  The work is dedicated to Suleiman, teacher and Master of Fula Flute, a wind instrument from The Gambia.
  The book is dedicated to his best friend Bill Cadman who died in the Lockerbie bombing in 1988.
  This work is dedicated to the memory of Professor Don C. Wiley.
  All the poems in the book are dedicated to his memory.
  Synonyms
  inscribe, address, name
3. 1.3 Formally open or unveil (a building or memorial)
  为（大楼，纪念碑）揭幕；为…举行落成仪式
  the ex-president came to dedicate a $2.6 million recreation center
  Example sentencesExamples
  After the Knox Academy was formally dedicated, Lermond actively continued to solicit donations of natural history specimens for it.
  The building was dedicated in May at the West Philadelphia campus of Penn's Health Science Center on Curie Boulevard.
  The LA station dedicated by Schwarzenegger last month is intended for public use within five to ten years.
  The community center will be dedicated during a Sept.5 open house.
  The building was formally opened and dedicated by the Bishop of Ramsbury, The Right Rev Peter Hullah, with another 150 guests joining the 500 schoolchildren.
  A new equine hospital at Golden Gate Fields will be formally dedicated on Saturday at 12 p.m. PST.
  Hampton's new 36,000-square-foot facility was formally dedicated on Sept.23.
  St Joseph's was opened and dedicated by the then Bishop of Elphin, Dominic Conway, on October 30, 1983.
  This decision to sell the temple was not publicly made known until the building was finally completed and formally dedicated on 1 May 1846.
  A new school building was dedicated in February 1950 and was named Georgia Washington School.
  When all was ready, Bishop Dominic Conway came again May 13, 1973 to open and dedicate the new Holy Cross.
  The Allen Ginsberg Library was dedicated in 1993.
  The Rev Michael Flight, chairman of governors, dedicated the new building.
  Construction started in 1784, and the unfinished building was dedicated in 1788.
  Bill Clinton's presidential library won't be formally dedicated until tomorrow, but we've already been inside.
  A new building was erected and dedicated on October 30, 1842.
  The Marthoma Metropolitan, Philipose Mar Chrysostom, will dedicate the building at a function at the Boys Home at 4 p.m.
  In July 1999, Core Locations' first colocation facility was dedicated by Mayor Richard M. Daley in Chicago.
  This summer they will dedicate the reclaimed open space as the 4,700-acre Orange County Great Park.
4. 1.4 Ceremonially assign (a church or other building) to a deity or saint.
  以（教堂或其他建筑）供奉给
  the parish church is dedicated to St. Paul
  谨以教区教堂奉献给圣保罗。
  Example sentencesExamples
  As is evident from its name, the temple was dedicated to Shiva.
  The Chupao Temple is dedicated to a life-saving deity known as Paosheng.
  In 1396, the still unfinished church was dedicated to St Hippolyte.
  Aarhus Cathedral is dedicated to St. Clement, the patron saint of sailors.
  In England, many churches were dedicated to her, most notably St. Bride's Church in London's Fleet Street.
  The Temple of Angkor Wat is dedicated to the Hindu god Viu.
  The church was previously known as All Saints, being dedicated to St Giles only since 1960.
  There was one church in Yarmouth, St. Nicholas's Church, which was dedicated to St. Benedict.
  Prosperous companies erected their own guildhalls and endowed churches dedicated to the patron saint of their crafts, with chapels for their use.
  The Temple of Angkor Wat was dedicated to the Hindu God Vishnu by King Suryavarman II, who reigned between 1131 and 1150 AD.
  Her local church is dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima so I'm quite surprised she waited this long to go there.
  The busiest is Kuan Yin Ten Temple, near St George's Church, which is dedicated to the goddess of mercy.
  St George was initially promoted to patron saint in 1061 when a church in Doncaster was dedicated to him.
  I recall visiting Calvin's church in Geneva, a twelfth-century Romanesque building dedicated to Saint Peter.
  The church was dedicated to St Anthony of Egypt, patron saint of swineherds and of charcoal burners, a trade carried out on the fell for many years in the past.
  Currently the Virgin Mary is revered, and many churches are dedicated to her.
  Churches were increasingly dedicated to, and children named after, universal saints.
  Three of the other churches are dedicated to St. Gregory, who brought Christianity to Armenia at the beginning of the fourth century.
  The building is specially dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes as Catherine is involved in a lot of charity, voluntary work.
  Sunday last being the Feast of the Holy Trinity was a special significance to the parish as our church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
  Synonyms
  devote, assign

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘devote to sacred use by solemn rites’): from Latin dedicat- ‘devoted, consecrated’, from the verb dedicare.

词汇	dedicate
释义	Definition of dedicate in English: dedicate verb ˈdɛdɪkeɪtˈdɛdəˌkeɪt [with object]often dedicate something to 1Devote (time or effort) to a particular task or purpose. 把（时间，精力）用于，献（身）于 Joan has dedicated her life to animals 琼毕生从事动物研究。 Example sentencesExamples Choose your course wisely and dedicate yourself to that purpose. The ceremony was a very simple and moving commemoration of a life totally dedicated to aikido. Sorley's depiction of how General Abrams dedicated himself to this task is compelling. Since last October, the students have been dedicating themselves to the task of mounting the enduringly popular Guys and Dolls. Mr Kolar quit his job to dedicate himself to a task he says has been almost 24 hours a day, seven days a week. I was hired to turn the company around, and my team has dedicated itself to that effort ever since. For the moment, however, she says the group are purely dedicating their efforts to putting together a solid outline proposal for the area, before they begin their investigations for funding. He has also selflessly dedicated his efforts to leading and developing his staff. It would be good for more effort to be dedicated to training to help build capacities of the nations in managing fauna and flora species. Plantlife is Britain's only national membership charity dedicated exclusively to conserving wild plants and their habitats. Shenandoah founded Round Dance Productions, a nonprofit organization dedicated to native cultural preservation. He cannot dedicate himself to larger purposes. The people who are dedicated to these efforts understand the power of the social economy. A reporter who dedicates special effort to establishing good contacts often ends up using them to coax ads from press chiefs. I met many people who dedicated much of their efforts to assist in the planning of the anti-hate demonstration. She is now dedicating most of her time and attention to the completion of her fist novel. Despite his acclaim, he finds writing to be a saviour of sorts and always manages to find the time to dedicate himself to the creative task, no matter how busy his day. Let us dedicate our best efforts in organizing our coming World Congress of Boxing Doctors, which will be the second in history. And this St Paul's squad has to be commended with the way they dedicated themselves to the task. Although he dedicated most of his time to the TV business, Sawhney never neglected his musical dream. Synonyms devote, commit, pledge, bind, obligate, give, give over, surrender, set aside, allot, allocate, consign, sacrifice 1.1 Devote (something) to a particular subject. 把…专用于某课题（或目的） volume four is dedicated to wasps 第四卷专门论述黄蜂。 Example sentencesExamples Cumbria Export Club is dedicating its next meeting to looking at how firms could boost exports by developing more imaginative ideas. She dedicated four autumn study sessions to pools at Doheny State Beach in southern California, taking care to visit at different times of the day and to focus on different animals. The first day was dedicated to subjects such as building relationships, oral hygiene, money matters and importance of civic participation. For example, your website is dedicated to the general subject of ‘cat care.’ Nonetheless, Tamarack dedicated two of its five fax lines to the Israeli families, enabling them to communicate regularly with their children. The third section of the catalog is dedicated to the subject of icons in various media, from panel paintings to textiles. Entire magazines are dedicated to the subject of teen boys' haircuts. There is hardly a leading newspaper that has not dedicated an article or comment to the subject. The group proposes two lanes in the six-lane road dedicated solely to public transport. Four technologists are dedicated to the site, and the CEO spends about a third of his time working on it as well. The sleep unit is located in a pleasant, old refurbished one-story building dedicated solely to sleep testing. The building will provide dedicated laboratory and office facilities for 30 researchers and a research manager. Four parades were specifically dedicated to this theme. About 62% of the publication is dedicated to telephone number listings and 25% to the Yellow Pages. Shermer dedicates three chapters to this subject, the most extensively examined one in his book. The American press dedicated some coverage to this subject, but mostly with respect to the relationship between drug trafficking and corruption. Yet these concerns evaporate when it becomes clear that Cara A. Finnegan's four chapters are dedicated to concrete studies of a specific process in all its forms. The Japanese learnt to capitalize on the interest in this art form very quickly - opening up nurseries dedicated solely to grow, train and then export bonsai trees. But where did the initial inspiration to dedicate an art exhibition to the subject of Australian Football come from? 1.2 Cite or nominate (a book or other artistic work) as being issued or performed in someone's honour. 谨以（书或其他艺术品）献给 the novel is dedicated to the memory of my mother 谨以此小说表达我对母亲的怀念。 Example sentencesExamples The book is also dedicated to Mrs Wing in the opening pages. The book is dedicated to his best friend Bill Cadman who died in the Lockerbie bombing in 1988. This work is dedicated to the memory of Professor Don C. Wiley. Her first book was dedicated to Christopher, but this latest work is for Nick and Billy - younger sons of Sarah and her husband, David. At least a third of the book is dedicated to memories of his dad. The book is dedicated to those who lost their lives at sea in the Second World War. All the poems in the book are dedicated to his memory. Of these, Arthur Crook is May's personal favorite (the book is dedicated to him), the editor he wrote for and for a short time worked under. Finally, this book is dedicated to my German translator and to my Italian translators, all good friends and precise readers. The work is dedicated to Suleiman, teacher and Master of Fula Flute, a wind instrument from The Gambia. The book is dedicated to the memory of Maura Burns of Ferrybank who recently passed away. The book is dedicated to Anna Friedman and Nasir Din, the author's Jewish mother and Muslim father, who married in London in 1942, both immigrants, but British subjects. This work is dedicated to the memory of Dollie Stover, who devoted 18 field seasons to the study of these warblers. Once he got out, they went on a family holiday together, and his book is dedicated to her and their children. The book is dedicated to the author's parents for teaching him to care. I was at school with him and the second book is dedicated to Sean. The book is dedicated to his memory and pays a warm tribute to his intellectual legacy. The book is dedicated to my mother so it could hardly reflect that. The book is dedicated to Kostova's father, a recently retired professor of urban planning, who first told her some of the stories she relates. So my book is dedicated to Craig and to all those who are serving in the Armed Forces today. Synonyms inscribe, address, name assign, offer 1.3 Formally open or unveil (a building or monument) 为（大楼，纪念碑）揭幕；为…举行落成仪式 today the President dedicates the new Second World War memorial in Washington 总统今天要为华盛顿的新二战纪念碑揭幕。 Example sentencesExamples Bill Clinton's presidential library won't be formally dedicated until tomorrow, but we've already been inside. A new building was erected and dedicated on October 30, 1842. Hampton's new 36,000-square-foot facility was formally dedicated on Sept.23. A new equine hospital at Golden Gate Fields will be formally dedicated on Saturday at 12 p.m. PST. St Joseph's was opened and dedicated by the then Bishop of Elphin, Dominic Conway, on October 30, 1983. The Allen Ginsberg Library was dedicated in 1993. The Rev Michael Flight, chairman of governors, dedicated the new building. Construction started in 1784, and the unfinished building was dedicated in 1788. The community center will be dedicated during a Sept.5 open house. The building was dedicated in May at the West Philadelphia campus of Penn's Health Science Center on Curie Boulevard. After the Knox Academy was formally dedicated, Lermond actively continued to solicit donations of natural history specimens for it. In July 1999, Core Locations' first colocation facility was dedicated by Mayor Richard M. Daley in Chicago. A new school building was dedicated in February 1950 and was named Georgia Washington School. The LA station dedicated by Schwarzenegger last month is intended for public use within five to ten years. This decision to sell the temple was not publicly made known until the building was finally completed and formally dedicated on 1 May 1846. The Marthoma Metropolitan, Philipose Mar Chrysostom, will dedicate the building at a function at the Boys Home at 4 p.m. This summer they will dedicate the reclaimed open space as the 4,700-acre Orange County Great Park. When all was ready, Bishop Dominic Conway came again May 13, 1973 to open and dedicate the new Holy Cross. The building was formally opened and dedicated by the Bishop of Ramsbury, The Right Rev Peter Hullah, with another 150 guests joining the 500 schoolchildren. 1.4 Ceremonially assign (a church or other building) to a deity or saint. 以（教堂或其他建筑）供奉给 the parish church is dedicated to St Paul 谨以教区教堂奉献给圣保罗。 Example sentencesExamples The church was dedicated to St Anthony of Egypt, patron saint of swineherds and of charcoal burners, a trade carried out on the fell for many years in the past. There was one church in Yarmouth, St. Nicholas's Church, which was dedicated to St. Benedict. The busiest is Kuan Yin Ten Temple, near St George's Church, which is dedicated to the goddess of mercy. The building is specially dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes as Catherine is involved in a lot of charity, voluntary work. Her local church is dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima so I'm quite surprised she waited this long to go there. Currently the Virgin Mary is revered, and many churches are dedicated to her. I recall visiting Calvin's church in Geneva, a twelfth-century Romanesque building dedicated to Saint Peter. Three of the other churches are dedicated to St. Gregory, who brought Christianity to Armenia at the beginning of the fourth century. The Chupao Temple is dedicated to a life-saving deity known as Paosheng. Aarhus Cathedral is dedicated to St. Clement, the patron saint of sailors. In 1396, the still unfinished church was dedicated to St Hippolyte. Prosperous companies erected their own guildhalls and endowed churches dedicated to the patron saint of their crafts, with chapels for their use. The church was previously known as All Saints, being dedicated to St Giles only since 1960. Sunday last being the Feast of the Holy Trinity was a special significance to the parish as our church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The Temple of Angkor Wat was dedicated to the Hindu God Vishnu by King Suryavarman II, who reigned between 1131 and 1150 AD. As is evident from its name, the temple was dedicated to Shiva. St George was initially promoted to patron saint in 1061 when a church in Doncaster was dedicated to him. Churches were increasingly dedicated to, and children named after, universal saints. The Temple of Angkor Wat is dedicated to the Hindu god Viu. In England, many churches were dedicated to her, most notably St. Bride's Church in London's Fleet Street. Synonyms devote, assign bless, consecrate, sanctify, hallow, make holy, make sacred Derivatives dedicatee noun dɛdɪkəˈtiːˌdɛdəkeɪˈti She complied, though heartbroken, and in spite of the insistence of her teacher William Alwyn who, some half-century later, became the dedicatee of her Wind Quintet. Example sentencesExamples Throughout the volume, Lanyer lauds her primary dedicatee Margaret Clifford, the Countess of Cumberland, for her charity, piety, chastity, learning, and nobility. Alfred Schnittke's First Cello Concerto is surely one major candidate, first performed by the orchestra in 1991 and again on this occasion by the work's dedicatee, Natalia Gutman. Poor Pyotr never had things easy in life, and his work was at first damned as ‘worthless, unplayable and clumsy’ - and that was from the intended dedicatee, Nikolai Rubinstein. Many - including its dedicatee and first conductor, Hans Richter - considered not only the greatest English symphony to that point, but the greatest symphony of modern times. dedicator noun ˈdɛdɪkeɪtəˈdɛdəˌkeɪdər A person who cites or nominates a book or other artistic work as being issued or performed in someone's honour. 谨以（书或其他艺术品）献给 Greek works of art were intended to project the status of the dedicator Example sentencesExamples Another find from this part of Corinth that might be relevant is the fluted poros shaft of the Archaic period inscribed with the name of the dedicator. Throughout its history Olympia attracted wealthy dedicators from the whole Greek world and beyond. dedicatory adjective ˈdɛdɪkətriˌdɛdɪˈkeɪtəriˈdɛdəkəˌtɔri It should be clear by now that the ambiguity of form and complexity of content in Seven Pillars are both foreshadowed in its dedicatory poem. Example sentencesExamples I remember Martin loaning me a copy of The White Goddess, that first edition with the version of the dedicatory poem which I really liked extraordinarily. Among them was a posthumous portrait statue of Nobunaga, which bears a dedicatory inscription dated 1583. She also wished the table to include both her husband's coat of arms (he has a great interest in heraldry) and a dedicatory inscription to him that would mention their three children. It opens with a series of dedicatory poems addressed to aristocratic women, representing them as a mutually supportive female community. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'devote to sacred use by solemn rites'): from Latin dedicat- 'devoted, consecrated', from the verb dedicare. Rhymes medicate, predicate Definition of dedicate in US English: dedicate verbˈdɛdəˌkeɪtˈdedəˌkāt [with object]often dedicate something to 1Devote (time, effort, or oneself) to a particular task or purpose. 把（时间，精力）用于，献（身）于 Joan has dedicated her life to animals 琼毕生从事动物研究。 Example sentencesExamples For the moment, however, she says the group are purely dedicating their efforts to putting together a solid outline proposal for the area, before they begin their investigations for funding. The people who are dedicated to these efforts understand the power of the social economy. I was hired to turn the company around, and my team has dedicated itself to that effort ever since. She is now dedicating most of her time and attention to the completion of her fist novel. Although he dedicated most of his time to the TV business, Sawhney never neglected his musical dream. Plantlife is Britain's only national membership charity dedicated exclusively to conserving wild plants and their habitats. He has also selflessly dedicated his efforts to leading and developing his staff. Mr Kolar quit his job to dedicate himself to a task he says has been almost 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A reporter who dedicates special effort to establishing good contacts often ends up using them to coax ads from press chiefs. Choose your course wisely and dedicate yourself to that purpose. Let us dedicate our best efforts in organizing our coming World Congress of Boxing Doctors, which will be the second in history. I met many people who dedicated much of their efforts to assist in the planning of the anti-hate demonstration. He cannot dedicate himself to larger purposes. The ceremony was a very simple and moving commemoration of a life totally dedicated to aikido. Since last October, the students have been dedicating themselves to the task of mounting the enduringly popular Guys and Dolls. And this St Paul's squad has to be commended with the way they dedicated themselves to the task. It would be good for more effort to be dedicated to training to help build capacities of the nations in managing fauna and flora species. Shenandoah founded Round Dance Productions, a nonprofit organization dedicated to native cultural preservation. Despite his acclaim, he finds writing to be a saviour of sorts and always manages to find the time to dedicate himself to the creative task, no matter how busy his day. Sorley's depiction of how General Abrams dedicated himself to this task is compelling. Synonyms devote, commit, pledge, bind, obligate, give, give over, surrender, set aside, allot, allocate, consign, sacrifice 1.1 Devote (something) to a particular subject or purpose. 把（时间，精力）用于，献（身）于 you should dedicate a telephone line to each modem you plan to install Example sentencesExamples Nonetheless, Tamarack dedicated two of its five fax lines to the Israeli families, enabling them to communicate regularly with their children. The third section of the catalog is dedicated to the subject of icons in various media, from panel paintings to textiles. But where did the initial inspiration to dedicate an art exhibition to the subject of Australian Football come from? The Japanese learnt to capitalize on the interest in this art form very quickly - opening up nurseries dedicated solely to grow, train and then export bonsai trees. The American press dedicated some coverage to this subject, but mostly with respect to the relationship between drug trafficking and corruption. Shermer dedicates three chapters to this subject, the most extensively examined one in his book. Yet these concerns evaporate when it becomes clear that Cara A. Finnegan's four chapters are dedicated to concrete studies of a specific process in all its forms. For example, your website is dedicated to the general subject of ‘cat care.’ The group proposes two lanes in the six-lane road dedicated solely to public transport. Four parades were specifically dedicated to this theme. Cumbria Export Club is dedicating its next meeting to looking at how firms could boost exports by developing more imaginative ideas. She dedicated four autumn study sessions to pools at Doheny State Beach in southern California, taking care to visit at different times of the day and to focus on different animals. About 62% of the publication is dedicated to telephone number listings and 25% to the Yellow Pages. Four technologists are dedicated to the site, and the CEO spends about a third of his time working on it as well. There is hardly a leading newspaper that has not dedicated an article or comment to the subject. The building will provide dedicated laboratory and office facilities for 30 researchers and a research manager. The sleep unit is located in a pleasant, old refurbished one-story building dedicated solely to sleep testing. Entire magazines are dedicated to the subject of teen boys' haircuts. The first day was dedicated to subjects such as building relationships, oral hygiene, money matters and importance of civic participation. 1.2 Cite (a book or other artistic work) as being issued or performed in someone's honor. 谨以（书或其他艺术品）献给 the novel is dedicated to the memory of my mother 谨以此小说表达我对母亲的怀念。 Example sentencesExamples The book is dedicated to those who lost their lives at sea in the Second World War. The book is dedicated to his memory and pays a warm tribute to his intellectual legacy. Her first book was dedicated to Christopher, but this latest work is for Nick and Billy - younger sons of Sarah and her husband, David. The book is also dedicated to Mrs Wing in the opening pages. Once he got out, they went on a family holiday together, and his book is dedicated to her and their children. I was at school with him and the second book is dedicated to Sean. At least a third of the book is dedicated to memories of his dad. The book is dedicated to Kostova's father, a recently retired professor of urban planning, who first told her some of the stories she relates. The book is dedicated to my mother so it could hardly reflect that. Of these, Arthur Crook is May's personal favorite (the book is dedicated to him), the editor he wrote for and for a short time worked under. This work is dedicated to the memory of Dollie Stover, who devoted 18 field seasons to the study of these warblers. Finally, this book is dedicated to my German translator and to my Italian translators, all good friends and precise readers. The book is dedicated to the memory of Maura Burns of Ferrybank who recently passed away. So my book is dedicated to Craig and to all those who are serving in the Armed Forces today. The book is dedicated to the author's parents for teaching him to care. The book is dedicated to Anna Friedman and Nasir Din, the author's Jewish mother and Muslim father, who married in London in 1942, both immigrants, but British subjects. The work is dedicated to Suleiman, teacher and Master of Fula Flute, a wind instrument from The Gambia. The book is dedicated to his best friend Bill Cadman who died in the Lockerbie bombing in 1988. This work is dedicated to the memory of Professor Don C. Wiley. All the poems in the book are dedicated to his memory. Synonyms inscribe, address, name 1.3 Formally open or unveil (a building or memorial) 为（大楼，纪念碑）揭幕；为…举行落成仪式 the ex-president came to dedicate a $2.6 million recreation center Example sentencesExamples After the Knox Academy was formally dedicated, Lermond actively continued to solicit donations of natural history specimens for it. The building was dedicated in May at the West Philadelphia campus of Penn's Health Science Center on Curie Boulevard. The LA station dedicated by Schwarzenegger last month is intended for public use within five to ten years. The community center will be dedicated during a Sept.5 open house. The building was formally opened and dedicated by the Bishop of Ramsbury, The Right Rev Peter Hullah, with another 150 guests joining the 500 schoolchildren. A new equine hospital at Golden Gate Fields will be formally dedicated on Saturday at 12 p.m. PST. Hampton's new 36,000-square-foot facility was formally dedicated on Sept.23. St Joseph's was opened and dedicated by the then Bishop of Elphin, Dominic Conway, on October 30, 1983. This decision to sell the temple was not publicly made known until the building was finally completed and formally dedicated on 1 May 1846. A new school building was dedicated in February 1950 and was named Georgia Washington School. When all was ready, Bishop Dominic Conway came again May 13, 1973 to open and dedicate the new Holy Cross. The Allen Ginsberg Library was dedicated in 1993. The Rev Michael Flight, chairman of governors, dedicated the new building. Construction started in 1784, and the unfinished building was dedicated in 1788. Bill Clinton's presidential library won't be formally dedicated until tomorrow, but we've already been inside. A new building was erected and dedicated on October 30, 1842. The Marthoma Metropolitan, Philipose Mar Chrysostom, will dedicate the building at a function at the Boys Home at 4 p.m. In July 1999, Core Locations' first colocation facility was dedicated by Mayor Richard M. Daley in Chicago. This summer they will dedicate the reclaimed open space as the 4,700-acre Orange County Great Park. 1.4 Ceremonially assign (a church or other building) to a deity or saint. 以（教堂或其他建筑）供奉给 the parish church is dedicated to St. Paul 谨以教区教堂奉献给圣保罗。 Example sentencesExamples As is evident from its name, the temple was dedicated to Shiva. The Chupao Temple is dedicated to a life-saving deity known as Paosheng. In 1396, the still unfinished church was dedicated to St Hippolyte. Aarhus Cathedral is dedicated to St. Clement, the patron saint of sailors. In England, many churches were dedicated to her, most notably St. Bride's Church in London's Fleet Street. The Temple of Angkor Wat is dedicated to the Hindu god Viu. The church was previously known as All Saints, being dedicated to St Giles only since 1960. There was one church in Yarmouth, St. Nicholas's Church, which was dedicated to St. Benedict. Prosperous companies erected their own guildhalls and endowed churches dedicated to the patron saint of their crafts, with chapels for their use. The Temple of Angkor Wat was dedicated to the Hindu God Vishnu by King Suryavarman II, who reigned between 1131 and 1150 AD. Her local church is dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima so I'm quite surprised she waited this long to go there. The busiest is Kuan Yin Ten Temple, near St George's Church, which is dedicated to the goddess of mercy. St George was initially promoted to patron saint in 1061 when a church in Doncaster was dedicated to him. I recall visiting Calvin's church in Geneva, a twelfth-century Romanesque building dedicated to Saint Peter. The church was dedicated to St Anthony of Egypt, patron saint of swineherds and of charcoal burners, a trade carried out on the fell for many years in the past. Currently the Virgin Mary is revered, and many churches are dedicated to her. Churches were increasingly dedicated to, and children named after, universal saints. Three of the other churches are dedicated to St. Gregory, who brought Christianity to Armenia at the beginning of the fourth century. The building is specially dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes as Catherine is involved in a lot of charity, voluntary work. Sunday last being the Feast of the Holy Trinity was a special significance to the parish as our church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. Synonyms devote, assign Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘devote to sacred use by solemn rites’): from Latin dedicat- ‘devoted, consecrated’, from the verb dedicare.
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