Etymology

dedicate

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Today it means: To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate. Full definition →

Middle English dedicaten ← Latin dēdicātus
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dedicate · verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromdēdicātus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdedicaten“to dedicate”
  3. English todaydedicate

From Middle English dedicaten (“to dedicate”), from dedicat(e) (“dedicated”, also used as the past participle of dedicaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), from Latin dēdicātus, the perfect passive participle of dēdicō (“to dedicate, proclaim”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

dedicate · adjective, noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromdēdicātus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdedicat(e)“dedicated”
  3. English todaydedicate

from Middle English dedicat(e) (“dedicated”, also used as the past participle of dedicaten), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. The nouns is derived through substantivization from Latin dēdicātus, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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