consecrate Copy link Outline 1. consecro, 12. sacro, 13. ĭnaugŭro, 1 (properly by taking the auguries)4. dēdĭco, dĭco, 1 • consecrate: 1. consecro, 1: all Sicily is c.d to Ceres, tota Sicilia Cereri consecrata est, Cic. 2. sacro, 1: altars c.d to Jupiter and to the Sun, arae Jovi et Soli sacratae, Liv.: to c. the laurel to Phoebus, laurum Phoebo s., Virg. 3. ĭnaugŭro, 1 (properly by taking the auguries): v. to inaugurate. 4. dēdĭco, dĭco, 1: v. to dedicate. Phr.: you might have c.d my house, tu meam domum religiosam facere potuisti, Cic. (N.B. The ceremony of consecration must be expr. by dedico: consecro and sacro denote the act of setting apart as holy, in whatever way: v. to devote.)