καθιερόω verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
ἐγκαινίζω verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)

Arabic

3 entries

توفر verb (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)
قَدَّمَ verb (to set apart for a special use)
كَرَّسَ verb (to set apart for a special use)

Armenian

3 entries

ձոնել verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)
նվիրել verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)
նվիրվել verb (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)

Belarusian

4 entries

пасвяці́ць verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
пасвяча́ць verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
прысвяці́ць verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
прысвяча́ць verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)

Bulgarian

4 entries

надпи́свам verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)
откри́вам verb (to open (a building, for example) to public use)
посвеща́вам verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
посвеща́вам се verb (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)

Catalan

4 entries

dedicar verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
dedicar verb (to set apart for a special use)
dedicar verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)
dedicar-se verb (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)

Central Kurdish

2 entries

پێشکەش کردن verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
پێشکەش کردن verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

奉獻 /奉献 verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
獻身 /献身 verb (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)
致力 verb (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)

Czech

4 entries

otevírat verb (to open (a building, for example) to public use)
otevřít verb (to open (a building, for example) to public use)
představit verb (to show to the public for the first time)
předurčit verb (to set apart for a special use)

Dutch

4 entries

bestemmen verb (to set apart for a special use)
inhuldigen verb (to open (a building, for example) to public use)
inwijden verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
inwijden verb (to open (a building, for example) to public use)

Finnish

4 entries

omistaa verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)
omistautua verb (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)
paljastaa verb (to show to the public for the first time)
pyhittää verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)

French

4 entries

consacrer verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
destiner verb (to set apart for a special use)
dédier verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)
inaugurer verb (to open (a building, for example) to public use)

German

4 entries

sich widmen verb (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)
widmen verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
widmen verb (to set apart for a special use)
widmen verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)

Hebrew

3 entries

הקדיש verb (to set apart for a special use)
הקדיש verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)
התמסר verb (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)

Irish

2 entries

tíolaic verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
tíolaic verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)

Italian

4 entries

consacrare verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
dedicare verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)
dedicarsi verb (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)
destinare verb (to set apart for a special use)

Japanese

2 entries

奉納する verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
捧げる verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)

Kazakh

2 entries

бағыш ету verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
бағыштау verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)

Latin

2 entries

devoveo verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
dēdicō verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)

Middle English

1 entries

biquethen verb (to set apart for a special use)

Māori

4 entries

kiriwhakauka verb (to set apart for a special use)
kiriwhakauka verb (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)
whakaihi verb (to set apart for a special use)
whakaihi verb (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)

Norwegian

1 entries

dedikere verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)

Polish

4 entries

dedykować verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)
przeznaczać verb (to set apart for a special use)
przeznaczyć verb (to set apart for a special use)
zadedykować verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)

Portuguese

4 entries

dedicar verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
dedicar verb (to set apart for a special use)
dedicar verb (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)
dedicar verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)

Romanian

1 entries

dedica verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)

Russian

4 entries

надпи́сывать verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)
надписа́ть verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)
откры́ть verb (to open (a building, for example) to public use)
откры́ть verb (to show to the public for the first time)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

coisrig verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
coisrig verb (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)
coisrig verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)

Spanish

4 entries

dedicar verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
dedicar verb (to set apart for a special use)
dedicar verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)
dedicarse verb (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)

Swedish

4 entries

hänge verb (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)
inviga verb (to open (a building, for example) to public use)
inviga verb (to show to the public for the first time)
reservera verb (to set apart for a special use)

Ukrainian

4 entries

посвя́чувати verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
посвяти́ти verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
посвяща́ти verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
признача́ти verb (to set apart for a special use)

Walloon

2 entries

dicåçter verb (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate)
dicåçter verb (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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I dedicate this book to my daughter.

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Having climbed all the way to the shrine, I decided to dedicate a votive horse tablet.

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Once I retire, I will dedicate my whole time to Tatoeba.

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Shortly after coming back to France, he decided to abandon his career as an economist in order to dedicate himself to his true passion: writing, in Spain.

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