(to) dedicate

(to) dedicate
(to) dedicate /ˈdɛdɪkeɪt/
v. t.
1 dedicare; consacrare: to dedicate oneself to doing st., dedicarsi a fare qc.; to dedicate one's life to st., consacrare la propria vita a qc.; They dedicated a lot of their time to charity work, hanno dedicato molto del loro tempo alla beneficenza
2 inaugurare: to dedicate a public building [a statue], inaugurare un edificio pubblico [una statua]
3 (fin.) destinare: to dedicate revenue to council houses [to roadbuilding], destinare parte del gettito da imposte all'edilizia popolare [alla costruzione di strade]
4 (leg.) destinare (un terreno, ecc.) a uso pubblico.

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