Dedica (en. Dedicate)

/de'ðika/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To assign or allocate something to someone or something.

She dedicates her time to helping others.

Ella dedica su tiempo a ayudar a los demás.

To consecrate an effort or work to a particular goal.

The author dedicates his book to his family.

El autor dedica su libro a su familia.

To dedicate something or someone to a specific purpose.

He dedicates a song to his girlfriend.

Él le dedica una canción a su novia.

From the Latin 'dedicare', which means to consecrate or designate.

dedicate time

It means to allocate time to an activity.

dedica tiempo

dedicate his life

It refers to someone who fully commits to a cause or person.

dedica su vida

dedicate a book

It means to offer a book to someone as a sign of appreciation.

dedica un libro

dedication

Act of dedicating; effort put into something.

dedicación

dedication

Text included in a work to dedicate it to someone.

dedicatoria

dedicated

That has been assigned or designated for a purpose.

dedicado

To dedicate something in a joking tone.

I dedicated a funny song to him at the party.

Le dediqué una canción chistosa en la fiesta.

To make a deep dedication on social media.

Today I dedicated a post on Instagram to her.

Hoy le dediqué una publicación en Instagram.