dē-dĭco Copy link Outline I. In gen.II. Esp.A. Relig. t. t., to dedicate, consecrate, set apart ...b. With the deity as object instead of the temple2. Transf.a. To dedicate, inscribe a composition to any oneb. In gen., to destine, dispose, prepare, set up ...c. To dedicate, consecrate, devote a thing to its future useB. Law t. t., to specify one's property in the census ... ⓘdēdĭcāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg · pres imperat act 2nd pldēdĭcātē: adverbial • dē-dĭco, āvi, ātum, 1 (in the tmesis: data deque dicata, Lucil. ap. Non. 287, 28), v. a., to give out tidings, a notice, etc.; hence, to affirm, declare, announce any thing (cf. de in denuncio and depromo). I. In gen. (so only ante- and postclass.): legati quo missi sunt, veniunt, dedicant mandata, Cael. ap. Non. 280, 7; Att. ib. (v. 78 Ribbeck); Lucr. 1, 422; cf. id. 1, 367; 3, 208: aliae (propositiones) dedicativae sunt, quod dedicant aliquid de quopiam; ut: Virtus bonum est: dedicat enim virtuti inesse bonitatem, affirms, App. Dogm. Plat. 3, p. 30 al.; cf. dedicativus.— II. Esp. A. Relig. t. t., to dedicate, consecrate, set apart a thing to a deity or deified person (for syn. cf.: 1. dico, consecro, inauguro, initio.—Class.): nonne ab A. Postumio aedem Castori ac Polluci in foro dedicatam vides? Cic. N. D. 3, 5, 13: aedem Saturno, Liv. 2, 21: aedem Mercurii, id. 2, 27 et saep.: delubrum Homeri, Cic. Arch. 8 fin.: simulacrum Jovis, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 28: loca sacris faciendis, Liv. 1, 21: aram Augusto, Suet. Claud. 2: domum Dei, Vulg. 2 Par. 7, 5; id. 3 Reg. 8, 63. b. With the deity as object instead of the temple: ut Fides, ut Mens, quas in Capitolio dedicatas videmus (i. e. quarum aedes), Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 61; 2, 31, 79 (cf. however, id. Leg. 2, 11, 28): Junonem, Liv. 5, 52, 10: Apollinem, Hor. Od. 1, 31, 1; and even te quoque magnificā, Concordia, dedicat aede, Livia, Ov. F. 6, 637.— 2. Transf. (post-Aug.) a. To dedicate, inscribe a composition to any one (for which mittere ad aliquem, or mittere alicui, Cic. Att. 8, 11, 7; 14, 21, 3; id. Div. 2, 1, 3; Varr. L. L. 5, 1): Honori et meritis dedicans illum librum tuis, Phaedr. 3 prol. 30; Plin. H. N. praef. § 12: perfecto operis tibi dedicati tertio libro, Quint. 4 prooem. § 4. — b. In gen., to destine, dispose, prepare, set up a thing for any purpose; to dedicate, consecrate it to any object: equi (sc. Bucephalae) memoriae ac nomini dedicans urbem, Curt. 9, 3 fin.: qui proprie libros huic operi dedicaverunt, Quint. 9, 3, 89; 12, 10, 50; Suet. Tib. 70: Parrhasii tabulam ... in cubiculo dedicavit, id. ib. 44: testamentum, to establish, Vulg. Hebr. 9, 18.— c. To dedicate, consecrate, devote a thing to its future use: domum, Suet. Ner. 31: theatrum, id. Aug. 43; cf. id. Vesp. 19: amphitheatrum, id. Tit. 7: thermas atque gymnasium, id. Ner. 12.— B. Law t. t., to specify one's property in the census (rare): tu in uno scorto majorem pecuniam absumsisti, quam quanti omne instrumentum fundi Sabini in censum dedicavisti, P. Afric. ap. Gell. 7, 11, 9; cf.: at haec praedia in censu (al. censum) dedicavisti? ... Illud quaero sintne ista praedia censui censendo? Cic. Flac. 32, 79: omnes in censu villas inde dedicamus aedes, Varr. L. L. 5, § 160 Müll. (dub.).
dēdĭcō Copy link Outline 1 déclarer, révéler : voici une chose qui fait voir sa nature [de ...2 dédier, consacrer : [avec acc. de l'objet consacré] : consacrer un temple ... ⓘdēdĭcāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg · pres imperat act 2nd pldēdĭcātē: adverbial • dēdĭcō, āvī, ātum, āre, tr., 1. déclarer, révéler : hæc res naturam dedicat ejus Lucr. 3, 208, voici une chose qui fait voir sa nature [de l'esprit]; corpus per se communis dedicat esse sensus Lucr. 1, 422, le sens commun suffit à proclamer l'existence de la matière || prædia in censu Cic. Fl. 79, déclarer ses biens au censeur (in censum Scip. Afr. d. Gell. 6, 11, 9 ) 2. dédier, consacrer : [avec acc. de l'objet consacré] : ædem Castori Cic. Nat. 3, 13, consacrer un temple à Castor ; simulacrum Jovis Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 64, consacrer la statue de Jupiter ; loca sacris faciendis Liv. 1, 21, 4, consacrer des lieux à la célébration des sacrifices || [avec acc. du nom de la divinité] : Fides, Mens, quas in Capitolio dedicatas videmus Cic. Nat. 2, 61, la Bonne Foi, l'Intelligence, auxquelles nous voyons des temples consacrés sur le Capitole (v. Leg. 2, 28) ; Junonem dedicare Liv. 5, 52, 10, consacrer un temple à Junon || [fig.] librum alicui Plin. præf. 12, dédier un livre à qqn || equi memoriæ ac nomini urbem Curt. 9, 3, 23, consacrer une ville à rappeler le souvenir et le nom d'un cheval ; libros operi Quint. 9, 3, 89, consacrer des volumes à un travail || inaugurer [une maison, un théâtre, etc.] : Suet. Nero 31 ; Aug. 43 ; Tit. 7 ; Nero 12. ➳ tmèse deque dicata Lucil. d. Non. 287, 28.
dedico Copy link ⓘdēdĭcāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg · pres imperat act 2nd pldēdĭcātē: adverbial DEDICO âre. [Dedicat, καθοσιοῖ, ἀφιεροῖ, ἀφοσιοῖ Vet. Gloss.] Idem quod dicare, Liu. 1, 21 […] 🗁 Page Scan
DĒDĬCO Copy link ⓘdēdĭcāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg · pres imperat act 2nd pldēdĭcātē: adverbial DĒDĬCO ↗Open in new tab (dedico)
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.
DEDICATE Copy link • DEDICATE 1. Consecrate, dicare; dedicare (whether to a god or a man): sacrare; consecrare (to a god; Vid: SYN. in CONSECRATE): inaugurare (to dedicate after consulting the augurs): to dedicate an altar to Jupiter, Jovi aram dicare (also aram dedicare, consecrare); a temple to a god, deo templum sacrare or consecrare; deo delubrum dedicare. Inscribe a book with anybody’s name; a book to anybody, alicui librum dicare or dedicare (used after Augustan age; Quint., Phaedrus, Plin.): librum ad aliquem mittere (to send a book to anybody, which Cic., uses as the customary phrase in his time for dicare and dedicare; Vid: Cat., Maj., 1, 3. N.D., 1, 7, 16: so librum mittere alicui; e.g., libros, quos Septimio misi, Var.); librum alicui despondere (to intend to dedicate it to; Cic., Att., 13, 12, 3).” Dedicated to M. Brutus” [on the title-page of a book], ad M. Brutum (without any participle). Give up to; devote to; dicare (e.g., hunc totum diem tibi, Cic.; tuum studium meae laudi, Cic.): to dedicate one’s self to anything, alicui rei se tradere, or se dedere; alicui rei operam dare: to dedicate one’s self to the service of the state, patriae se dedere, or se devovere rei publicae se tradere: to dedicate one’s self wholly to the service of the gods, totum se vertere in cultum deorum: to dedicate one’s time to anything, tempus consumere in aliqua re: one’s talents to anything, ingenium conferre ad aliquid. Vid: DEVOTE. 2. DEDICATED, dicatus: dedicatus: sacratus; consecratus; sacer (holy, as belonging to the gods). Devoted to, deditus alicui rei.