dedicate

dedicate
transitive verb
1)

dedicate something to somebody — jemandem etwas widmen

2) (give up)

dedicate one's life to something — sein Leben einer Sache (Dat.) weihen

3) (devote solemnly) weihen
* * *
['dedikeit]
verb
1) (to give up wholly to; to devote to: He dedicated his life to good works.) weihen
2) (to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose: He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife's memory.) widmen
3) ((of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone: He dedicated the book to his father; She dedicated that song to her friend.) widmen
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de·di·cate
[ˈdedɪkeɪt]
vt
1. (devote)
▪ to \dedicate oneself to sth sich akk etw dat widmen
he has \dedicated his life to scientific research er hat sein Leben in den Dienst der Forschung gestellt
2. PUBL
▪ to \dedicate sth to sb book jdm etw akk widmen
3. REL
to \dedicate a church [to sb] [jdm] eine Kirche weihen
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['dedIkeɪt]
vt
1) church weihen
2) book, music, song widmen (to sb jdm)

to dedicate oneself or one's life to sb/sth — sich or sein Leben jdm/einer Sache widmen, sich einer Sache hingeben

dedicated to the memory of ... — zum Gedenken an ...

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dedicate [ˈdedıkeıt] v/t
1. weihen, widmen (beide:
to dat):
dedicate sth to God
2. seine Zeit, sein Leben etc widmen (to dat):
dedicate o.s. sich widmen oder hingeben;
be dedicated to a cause sich einer Sache verschrieben haben
3. ein Buch etc widmen, zueignen (beide:
to sb jemandem)
4. US feierlich eröffnen oder einweihen
5. a) der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich machen
b) dem öffentlichen Verkehr übergeben
6. übergeben (to dat):
dedicate a paper to the flames;
dedicate a body to the grave einen Leichnam der Erde übergeben
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transitive verb
1)

dedicate something to somebody — jemandem etwas widmen

2) (give up)

dedicate one's life to something — sein Leben einer Sache (Dat.) weihen

3) (devote solemnly) weihen
* * *
v.
reservieren v.
widmen v.

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