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|lshtext=<b>dē-dĭco</b>: āvi, ātum, 1 (in the<br /><b>I</b> [[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]]).<br /><b>I</b> 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]].—<br /><b>II</b> Esp.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> 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, id. 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.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>b</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.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Transf. ([[post]]-Aug.)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>a</b> 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. § 1.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>b</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.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>c</b> 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.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</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.).
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|gf=<b>dēdĭcō</b>,⁹ āvī, ātum, āre, tr.,<br /><b>1</b> 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 )<br /><b>2</b> 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.
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