dedicateとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛdɪkeɪt/

動詞

dedicate (三人称単数 現在形 dedicates, 現在分詞 dedicating, 過去形および過去分詞形 dedicated)

1. (transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
2. (transitive) To set apart for a special use

   dedicated their money to scientific research.

3. (transitive) To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action

   dedicated ourselves to starting our own business.

4. (transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
5. (transitive) To open (a building, for example) to public use.
6. (transitive) To show to the public for the first time

   dedicate a monument.

同意語

• (set apart for religious purposes): behallow, hallow; see also Thesaurus:consecrate
• (set apart for a special use): allocate, earmark; see also Thesaurus:set apart
• (commit to a particular course): devote

形容詞

dedicate (comparative more dedicate, superlative most dedicate)

1. (obsolete) Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.
   • c. 1603–1604, William Shakespeare, “Measvre for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene ii]:

     Dedicate to nothing temporal.

   • 1856, George Henry Calvert, Like Unto Like:

     His life is dedicate to worthiness.