dedicate
/ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "dedicated their money to scientific research."
- "dedicated ourselves to starting our own business."
- "Karen and Michael are currently retired in California and continue to dedicate their lives to finding their missing son. Despite the passage of time and complete lack of verified sightings, Michael and Karen have consistently stated they refuse to stop looking."
- "dedicate a monument."
- "Dedicate to nothing temporal."
- "His life is dedicate to worthiness."
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).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *deyḱ-, dedicaten, dēdicātus, dedicat
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/
- British English: /ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
dedicates (present, singular)
dedicating (participle, present)
dedicated (participle, past)
dedicated (past)
more dedicate (comparative)
most dedicate (superlative)
dedicates (plural)