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• life — n. (pl. lives) 1 the condition which distinguishes active animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, functional activity, and continual change preceding death. 2 a living things and their activity (insect life;… …   Useful english dictionary

• Dedicate Lark — is a fictional character in the Circle Of Magic Quartet and The Circle Opens Quartet books, with mentions in The Will of the Empress. She runs Discipline Cottage with the plant mage Dedicate Rosethorn, who some believe is her lover, in the… …   Wikipedia

• dedicate — [ded′i kit; ] for v. [, ded′ikāt΄] adj. [ME dedicat < L dedicatus, pp. of dedicare, to consecrate, declare < de , intens. + dicare, to proclaim < dicere, to say: see DICTION] Archaic dedicated vt. dedicated, dedicating [ME dedicaten < …   English World dictionary

• dedicate to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dedicate to : present tense I/you/we/they dedicate to he/she/it dedicates to present participle dedicating to past tense dedicated to past participle dedicated to 1) to spend your time and effort doing… …   English dictionary

• dedicate — ded|i|cate [ dedı,keıt ] verb ** dedicate to phrasal verb transitive 1. ) to spend your time and effort doing something: DEVOTE: dedicate something to something: Andy wants to dedicate more time to his hobbies. dedicate something to doing… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dedicate — ded|i|cate [ˈdedıkeıt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: dedicare, from dicare to say publicly ] 1.) to give all your attention and effort to one particular thing dedicate yourself/your life to sth ▪ The actress now dedicates herself to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• life — noun 1 living things ADJECTIVE ▪ intelligent ▪ Is there intelligent life on other planets? ▪ animal, bird, human, insect, plant …   Collocations dictionary

• dedicate — 01. Mother Teresa [dedicated] her entire life to helping the poor and homeless of Calcutta. 02. My mother [dedicated] every hour of the day to taking care of us four children while my father was away at sea. 03. The teacher has promised that he… …   Grammatical examples in English

• dedicate — dedicator, n. v. /ded i kayt /; adj. /ded i kit/, v., dedicated, dedicating, adj. v.t. 1. to set apart and consecrate to a deity or to a sacred purpose: The ancient Greeks dedicated many shrines to Aphrodite. 2. to devote wholly and earnestly, as …   Universalium

• dedicate — [[t]de̱dɪkeɪt[/t]] dedicates, dedicating, dedicated 1) VERB (approval) If you say that someone has dedicated themselves to something, you approve of the fact that they have decided to give a lot of time and effort to it because they think that it …   English dictionary

• List of magical characters in The Life and Times of Juniper Lee — This is a list of magical characters that have appeared on the American animated television series The Life and Times of Juniper Lee . They are sorted alphabetically by class.Demons5th Level IncubusIn Take My Life Please , Cletus and Gus… …   Wikipedia