dedicate Signification, définition

Signification de dedicate en français

• 0 to thank sb or show respect by associating their name with sth -- dédier

  • The book is dedicated to his mother. Ce livre est dédié à sa mère.

  • a memorial dedicated to fallen soldiers un mémorial en hommage aux soldats tombés au combat

• 1 to put lots of time and effort into doing sth -- se consacrer à

  • Sue dedicated herself to raising her children. Sue s’est consacrée à l’éducation de ses enfants.

• 2 to hold an official ceremony to open or start sth -- inaugurer

  • a ceremony to dedicate the ship une cérémonie pour inaugurer/baptiser le navire

• 3 to give up wholly to; to devote to -- (se) consacrer

  • He dedicated his life to good works.

• 4 to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose -- dédier

  • He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife’s memory.

• 5 (of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone -- dédier

  • He dedicated the book to his father

  • She dedicated the song to her friend.