dedicate

dedicate
デディケート to dedicate:
ほうずる 奉ずる
そなえる 供える
* * *
/dédikèit/ 〔完全に(de)捧げる(dicate)〕
〖動〗(~s/-kèits/; -・cat・ed/-id/; -・cat・ing)|他|
1 ((正式))[SVO1 to O2/SVO1 to doing]〈人が〉O1〈時間・精力など〉をO2〈人・目的など〉に[…することに]ささげる(give up); [~ oneself to O/~ oneself to doing]…に専念する, 打ち込む(devote)

~ one's life to the abolition of slavery 一生を奴隷制度廃止に捧げる

The teacher dedicatéd hersèlf to teaching English. その教師は英語教育に専念した.

2 ((正式))〈教会堂など〉を〔…に〕奉納[献納]する, 捧げる(devote)〔to〕.
3 (敬意・感謝・愛情などの印として)〈著書・詩など〉を〔…に〕献呈する〔to

Dedicated to my wife 妻に捧ぐ《◆著書のとびらなどに印刷する献呈の言葉; 単にTo [((米)) For] my wifeとすることが多い》.

4 ((米))〈公共建築物など〉を開所する, 公式に開く; 〈記念碑など〉の除幕式をする.
5 ((米))〈金〉を〔…のために〕取りのけておく〔to〕.
〖形〗((古)) ⇒ =dedicated .

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