Derived from Latin dēdicāre.

• IPA^(key): /dediˈkaɾ/ [d̪e.ð̞iˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧di‧car

dedicar (first-person singular indicative present dedico, past participle dedicáu)

1. to dedicate

Borrowed from Latin dēdicāre.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [də.ðiˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.ðiˈkaɾ]

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Homophone: dedicà
• Hyphenation: de‧di‧car

dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, first-person singular preterite dediquí, past participle dedicat)

1. to dedicate
2. (pronominal) to engage oneself [with a ‘with/in’]; to work in

• “dedicar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “dedicar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “dedicar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “dedicar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Derived from Latin dēdicāre.

• IPA^(key): /dediˈkaɾ/ [d̪e.ð̞iˈkɑɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: dė‧di‧car

dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, first-person singular preterite dediquei, past participle dedicado)

1. to dedicate

• dedicación

• IPA^(key): /de.diˈkar/
• Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: de‧di‧càr

dedicar (apocopated)

1. apocopic form of dedicare

Learned borrowing from Latin dēdicāre.

• Hyphenation: de‧di‧car

dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, first-person singular preterite dediquei, past participle dedicado)

1. (transitive) to dedicate (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes) [with direct object ‘something’ and a ‘to someone, e.g. a deity’]

   Synonym: consagrar

   Este templo foi dedicado a Júpiter. ― This temple was dedicated to Jupiter.

2. (transitive) to dedicate; to earmark (to set apart for a special use) [with direct object ‘something’ and a ‘for some purpose’]

   O governo pretende dedicar alguns milhões de reais à construção da ponte. ― The government intends to earmark a few million reais for the bridge’s construction.

3. (reflexive) to dedicate oneself (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action) [with a ‘to a task, cause, etc.’]

   Eu me dediquei muito para conseguir este emprego. ― I really dedicated myself (in order) to get this job.

   Ela se dedicou aos estudos. ― She dedicated herself to her studies.

4. (transitive) to dedicate (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection) [with direct object ‘a literary work’, along with a or (uncommon) para ‘to someone’]

   Dedico esta dissertação aos meus pais e professores. ― I dedicate this thesis to my parents and my professors.

• “dedicar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “dedicar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Borrowed from Latin dēdicāre.

• IPA^(key): /dediˈkaɾ/ [d̪e.ð̞iˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧di‧car

dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, first-person singular preterite dediqué, past participle dedicado)

1. to dedicate, to spend time
2. (pronominal) to devote oneself
3. (pronominal) to engage oneself [with a ‘with/in’]; to work

   ¿A qué te dedicas? ― What do you do for a living?

   Me dedico a la conservación. ― I work in conservation.

• “dedicar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

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