rededicate

rededicate

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
English dedicate
English rededicate

    From re- + dedicate.

    Verb

    rededicate (third-person singular simple present rededicates, present participle rededicating, simple past and past participle rededicated)

    1. (transitive) To dedicate again.
      • 1979 December 22, Nancy Walker, “The Reaffirmation of Life”, in Gay Community News, volume 2, number 22, page 16:
        That [memorial] service helped many of us to go on, to pull ourselves together and rededicate ourselves to the principles for which David had worked so tirelessly and courageously.
      • 2011, Amber K, How to Become a Witch: The Path of Nature, Spirit & Magick, page 44:
        It's a good time to clean out your house and your life—to refresh, renew, and rededicate yourself.

    Derived terms

    Spanish

    Verb

    rededicate

    1. second-person singular voseo imperative of rededicar combined with te
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