Dedicate
/ˈdɛd.ɪ.keɪt/noun
To set apart or devote something to a particular purpose, person, or deity.
Did you know?English dedicate comes from Latin dedicare, a formal religious act of declaring a thing officially set apart, which is why dedication still carries a faint echo of ritual consecration.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*deik-
“to show, point out”
Latin
Latin
dicere
“to say, declare”
Latin
Latin
dēdicāre
“to proclaim, consecrate, devote formally”
Middle English
English
dedicaten
“to consecrate, set apart for sacred use”
Modern English
English
dedicate
“to devote or present formally for a purpose”