# dedicar
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin dēdicō.

### Verb

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

#### Conjugation
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēdicāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [də.ðiˈka]
* IPA: (Valencia) [de.ðiˈkaɾ]
* Audio (Barcelona):(file)
* Homophone: dedicà
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, first-person singular preterite dediquí, past participle dedicat)
* to dedicate
* (pronominal) to engage oneself [with a ‘with/in’]; to work in

#### Related terms

* dedicació
* dedicatori
* dedicatòria

### Further reading

* “dedicar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “dedicar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “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.

## Galician
### Etymology

From Latin dēdicō.

### Verb

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

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* dedicación

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēdicāre (“to dedicate”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /de.d͡ʒiˈka(ʁ)/ [de.d͡ʒiˈka(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /de.d͡ʒiˈka(ʁ)/ [de.d͡ʒiˈka(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /de.d͡ʒiˈka(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /de.d͡ʒiˈka(ʁ)/ [de.d͡ʒiˈka(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /de.d͡ʒiˈka(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɨ.diˈkaɾ/ [dɨ.ðiˈkaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɨ.diˈkaɾ/ [dɨ.ðiˈkaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /dɨ.diˈka.ɾi/ [dɨ.ðiˈka.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: de‧di‧car

### Verb

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

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* dedicação
* dedicado
* dedicatória
* dedicatório

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēdicāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dediˈkaɾ/ [d̪e.ð̞iˈkaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: de‧di‧car

### Verb

dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, first-person singular preterite dediqué, past participle dedicado)
* to dedicate, to spend time
* (pronominal) to devote oneself
* (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.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Related terms

* dedicación
* dedicarse

### Further reading

* “dedicar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10