dedicatedadj.

/ˈdɛdɪkeɪtɪd/

Etymology: < dedicate v. + -ed suffix¹.

a. Sacredly, solemnly, or formally devoted; wholly given up, etc.; inscribed (as a book).

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > [adjective]

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dedicatec1386

benedighta1400

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sacramented1914

hierophanic1927

kramat1947

sacralized1979

society > communication > book > matter of book > [adjective] > dedication

dedicatory1565

epistolar1579

dedicated1609

epistolary1646

1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets lxxxii. sig. F2 The dedicated words which writers vse Of their faire subject, blessing euery booke.

1611 Bible (King James) 2 Kings xii. 4 All the money of the dedicated things.

1661 R. Boyle Some Consid. Style of Script. Ep. Ded. (1675) 2 In the dedicated book.

a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) iv. 126 That I should be..A dedicated Spirit.

b. Of a person: devoted to his aims or his vocation; single-minded in loyalty to his beliefs, or in his artistic or professional integrity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adjective] > dedicated

heart and soula1806

dedicated1944

1944 W. H. Auden For Time Being (1945) i. iii. 55 Having learnt his language, I begin to feel something of the serio-comic embarrassment of the dedicated dramatist.

1955 N. King Shadow of Doubt ii, in Plays of Year XII. 527 Laura... Have you ever met a really…dedicated person? Frank. Yes. Yes, I think so. Particularly one during the War. He was a doctor.

1971 M. Russell Deadline xi. 130 I'm dedicated, Smutty... Let me show my true worth.

2. Of equipment, a facility, etc.: designed, manufactured, or installed so as to be available only for a particular purpose or a particular category of user.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > [adjective] > belonging to a particular thing or person

specialc1230

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dedicated1969

1969 Times 27 Oct. 19/4 The bulk of M.I.T.'s computers are the so-called ‘dedicated’ computers, like the stolen one. They are dedicated, that is, to a particular function—usually some on-line process control function.

1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 28 Sept. 9/4 Line costs are negligible. A dedicated line open 24 hours a day costs $4 a mile a month.

1972 Sci. Amer. Sept. 112/3 If one user wants to correspond with another user frequently and on an exclusive basis, it makes sense to set up a ‘dedicated’ channel between the two.

1978 Industr. Photogr. Nov. 27/1 ‘Dedicated’ electronic flash units matched to the sophisticated exposure controls and capabilities of specified 35 mm single lens reflex cameras.

1983 What's New in Computing Jan. 25/1 It is a dedicated word processor which is small..and has the advantage of a proven user-friendly operating system.

1985 Personal Computer World Feb. 30/2 (advt.) All but the smallest documents tie up the computer while being printed... This is more so in a network which does not have a dedicated computer for printer operation.

1986 Which? May 215/1 Some cameras set the aperture automatically..when the dedicated flash is turned on.

Draft additions 1993

a. Forestry. Of private woodland: managed for timber production according to an approved plan and with financial assistance from the forest authority.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [adjective] > management of trees

low-headed1738

dedicated1943

1943 Post-War Forest Policy (Forestry Comm.) 111 It is also assumed that the same ratio will apply in the case of dedicated plantations requiring replanting.

1948 Forestry Comm. Booklet No. 2. 6 The Forestry Commissioners are prepared to make available, to Owners of dedicated woodlands, loans to cover a substantial part of the costs of replanting.

1954 W. E. Hiley Woodland Managem. xxii. 385 Dedicated woods are not subject to Tree Preservation Orders.

1976 Cumberland News 3 Dec. 1/1 This part of my land is dedicated woodland so it had to be planted.

c. Of a ship or other vehicle carrying passengers or goods: allocated to a particular purpose or route. Also transferred of the route or service itself.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [adjective] > of or relating to motor vehicles > for goods or paying passengers > allocated to a particular purpose or route

dedicated1971

1971 M. Tak Truck Talk 42 Dedicated. A tractor-trailer combination or a trailer is said to be dedicated to a particular terminal if it must return there directly after making a delivery in order to pick up another load.

1979 Aviation Week 26 Nov. 23/1 It hires an eight-truck dedicated convoy every day to transport the fuel to Chicago.

1980 Business Week 27 Oct. 66 h/2 Many shippers believe that coal-fired ships would have to be put into service on such dedicated routes.

1983 Railway Mag. Nov. 464/1 At least one of the MkII coaches being allocated to the Victoria-Gatwick dedicated service..already has been repainted.

1986 Industry Week 27 Oct. 66/2 Emery's fixed costs are high; unlike airfreight forwarders, it has its own dedicated fleet of planes and trucks to service the U.S. market.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	dedicated
释义	dedicatedadj. /ˈdɛdɪkeɪtɪd/ Etymology: < dedicate v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. a. Sacredly, solemnly, or formally devoted; wholly given up, etc.; inscribed (as a book). ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > [adjective] hallowedc900 holyc1000 blessedc1200 blissfula1225 seelya1225 yblessed1297 sacred13.. saint1377 devoutc1380 divinec1380 consecratec1386 dedicatec1386 benedighta1400 happyc1405 sillya1450 sacrate?a1475 sanctificatec1485 sacrificed?1504 sacrea1535 religious1549 vowed1585 anointed1595 devote1597 devoted1597 consecrated1599 sacrosanct1601 sanctimonious1604 sanctified1607 dedicated1609 divined1624 sacrosanctious1629 reverend1631 celebrate1632 divinified1633 sacrosanctified1693 sanctimonial1721 sacramental1851 divinized1852 sacral1882 sanct1890 sanctifiable1894 sacramented1914 hierophanic1927 kramat1947 sacralized1979 society > communication > book > matter of book > [adjective] > dedication dedicatory1565 epistolar1579 dedicated1609 epistolary1646 1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets lxxxii. sig. F2 The dedicated words which writers vse Of their faire subject, blessing euery booke. View more context for this quotation 1611 Bible (King James) 2 Kings xii. 4 All the money of the dedicated things. View more context for this quotation 1661 R. Boyle Some Consid. Style of Script. Ep. Ded. (1675) 2 In the dedicated book. a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) iv. 126 That I should be..A dedicated Spirit. b. Of a person: devoted to his aims or his vocation; single-minded in loyalty to his beliefs, or in his artistic or professional integrity. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adjective] > dedicated heart and soula1806 dedicated1944 1944 W. H. Auden For Time Being (1945) i. iii. 55 Having learnt his language, I begin to feel something of the serio-comic embarrassment of the dedicated dramatist. 1955 N. King Shadow of Doubt ii, in Plays of Year XII. 527 Laura... Have you ever met a really…dedicated person? Frank. Yes. Yes, I think so. Particularly one during the War. He was a doctor. 1971 M. Russell Deadline xi. 130 I'm dedicated, Smutty... Let me show my true worth. 2. Of equipment, a facility, etc.: designed, manufactured, or installed so as to be available only for a particular purpose or a particular category of user. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > [adjective] > belonging to a particular thing or person specialc1230 proper1340 peculiara1475 specifical?a1475 singular?a1513 private1526 privy1560 personed1565 individual1570 particular1582 idiotical1655 specific1665 sacred1667 specific1667 specifiala1670 idiomatic1771 idiomatical1774 appropriate1796 exclusive1804 propriate1820 especial1854 dedicated1969 1969 Times 27 Oct. 19/4 The bulk of M.I.T.'s computers are the so-called ‘dedicated’ computers, like the stolen one. They are dedicated, that is, to a particular function—usually some on-line process control function. 1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 28 Sept. 9/4 Line costs are negligible. A dedicated line open 24 hours a day costs $4 a mile a month. 1972 Sci. Amer. Sept. 112/3 If one user wants to correspond with another user frequently and on an exclusive basis, it makes sense to set up a ‘dedicated’ channel between the two. 1978 Industr. Photogr. Nov. 27/1 ‘Dedicated’ electronic flash units matched to the sophisticated exposure controls and capabilities of specified 35 mm single lens reflex cameras. 1983 What's New in Computing Jan. 25/1 It is a dedicated word processor which is small..and has the advantage of a proven user-friendly operating system. 1985 Personal Computer World Feb. 30/2 (advt.) All but the smallest documents tie up the computer while being printed... This is more so in a network which does not have a dedicated computer for printer operation. 1986 Which? May 215/1 Some cameras set the aperture automatically..when the dedicated flash is turned on. Draft additions 1993 a. Forestry. Of private woodland: managed for timber production according to an approved plan and with financial assistance from the forest authority. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [adjective] > management of trees low-headed1738 dedicated1943 1943 Post-War Forest Policy (Forestry Comm.) 111 It is also assumed that the same ratio will apply in the case of dedicated plantations requiring replanting. 1948 Forestry Comm. Booklet No. 2. 6 The Forestry Commissioners are prepared to make available, to Owners of dedicated woodlands, loans to cover a substantial part of the costs of replanting. 1954 W. E. Hiley Woodland Managem. xxii. 385 Dedicated woods are not subject to Tree Preservation Orders. 1976 Cumberland News 3 Dec. 1/1 This part of my land is dedicated woodland so it had to be planted. c. Of a ship or other vehicle carrying passengers or goods: allocated to a particular purpose or route. Also transferred of the route or service itself. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [adjective] > of or relating to motor vehicles > for goods or paying passengers > allocated to a particular purpose or route dedicated1971 1971 M. Tak Truck Talk 42 Dedicated. A tractor-trailer combination or a trailer is said to be dedicated to a particular terminal if it must return there directly after making a delivery in order to pick up another load. 1979 Aviation Week 26 Nov. 23/1 It hires an eight-truck dedicated convoy every day to transport the fuel to Chicago. 1980 Business Week 27 Oct. 66 h/2 Many shippers believe that coal-fired ships would have to be put into service on such dedicated routes. 1983 Railway Mag. Nov. 464/1 At least one of the MkII coaches being allocated to the Victoria-Gatwick dedicated service..already has been repainted. 1986 Industry Week 27 Oct. 66/2 Emery's fixed costs are high; unlike airfreight forwarders, it has its own dedicated fleet of planes and trucks to service the U.S. market. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1609
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