dedicate Copy link Outline 1. dēdĭco, 12. dīco, 1 (less freq. than dedico)3. consecro, 1 (to set apart to a religious use4. ĭnaugŭro, 1 (by taking the auspices) • dedicate: 1. dēdĭco, 1: to d. a temple to Saturn, aedem Saturno d., Liv.: to d. a (statue of) Juno, Junonem d., Liv. Fig.: d.ing that book to your honour and deserts, honori et meritis dedicans illum librum tuis, Phaedr. 2. dīco, 1 (less freq. than dedico): to d. a shrine to Minerva, delubrum Minervae d., Plin.: to d. a book to Maecenas, librum Maecenati d., Plin. (The word is more frequent in non-religious sense: v. to devote.) 3. consecro, 1 (to set apart to a religious use: whereas dedico refers to the legitimate ceremony of dedication): v. to consecrate. 4. ĭnaugŭro, 1 (by taking the auspices): v. to inaugurate. Phr.: that I should d. to him what I have written, ut mittam ad eum quae scripsi, Cic.: what is d.d to thee, res ad te scriptae, Lucil.: M. T. Cicero's three dialogues (d.d) to his brother Quintus, M. T. Ciceronis ad Quintum Fratrem dialogi tres, Cic.