I.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.).
