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# dedicate

verb (dedicate, dedicates, dedicated, dedicating)

«dedicate» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To dedicate something is to give it to a person or purpose, often out of love or respect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dedicate/#m1)
2. (old use) To dedicate a book is to write someone's name at the front to honour them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dedicate/#m2)
3. To dedicate yourself is to promise to give your time and effort to something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dedicate/#m3)

### In the lessons

in old books and tales a writer dedicates a book or poem to a friend or hero; in everyday talk, a person dedicates their life to a cause

### Examples

- She dedicated her picture to her grandmother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dedicate/#x1)
- The author dedicated the book to her teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dedicate/#x2)
- He dedicated his whole summer to learning the piano. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dedicate/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

in old books and tales a writer dedicates a book or poem to a friend or hero; in everyday talk, a person dedicates their life to a cause

### Examples

- Out of the spoil won in battles did they dedicate to repair the house of the LORD. (Writings 1CH.26.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dedicate/#x1)
- These also did king David dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued: (Prophets 2SA.8.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dedicate/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dedicate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dedicate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dedicate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dedicate.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «dedicate» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dedicate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dedicate» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/dedicate.html) on Mova free.