dedicate Significado & definición

Significado de dedicate en español

• 0 to give all of your energy, time, etc. -- dedicar

  • He has dedicated his life to scientific research.

  • The new president said she would dedicate herself to protecting the rights of the sick and the homeless.

• 1 If you dedicate a book, play, performance, etc. to someone, you publicly say that it is in that person’s honour. -- dedicar

  • The book is dedicated to the author’s husband.

• 2 When a building, especially a religious building, is dedicated, there is a ceremony at which it is formally opened for use and its particular purpose is stated. -- dedicar

  • The church was dedicated on 1 March 1805 to the local Saint Jude.

• 3 to thank sb or show respect by associating their name with sth -- dedicar

  • The book is dedicated to his mother. El libro está dedicado a su madre.

  • a memorial dedicated to fallen soldiers un homenaje dedicado a los soldados caídos

• 4 to put lots of time and effort into doing sth -- dedicarse

  • Sue dedicated herself to raising her children. Sue se dedicó a criar a sus hijos.

• 5 to hold an official ceremony to open or start sth -- inaugurar

  • a ceremony to dedicate the ship una ceremonia para inaugurar el barco