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How to pronounce “dedicate”
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Pronunciation guide for dedicate
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of dedicate with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Off Broadway's Drunk Shakespeare
This next shot I would like to dedicate to funfetti cupcakes.
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce dedicate
Off Broadway's Drunk Shakespeare

This next shot I would like to dedicate to funfetti cupcakes.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “dedicate”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
- (transitive) To set apart for a special use.
- (transitive) To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action.
- (transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
- (transitive) To open (a building, for example) to public use.
- (transitive) To show to the public for the first time.
- [Adjective]
- (obsolete) Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.
- [Noun]
- (chiefly fantasy and paganism) One who dedicates themselves, or who is dedicated, to the service of some leader, religion, etc.
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