inwijden — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dedicate verb To commit oneself or one's time fully to a particular purpose or cause.
- inaugurate verb To formally install someone into an official position with a ceremony.
- sanctify verb To make something holy or set it apart for religious use.
Senses
inwijden is used for these senses in English:
- dedicate (transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
- dedicate (transitive) To open (a building, for example) to public use.
- inaugurate To initiate or usher in (something, as a (significant) course of action, development, organization, or period of time) with a formal ceremony or in a ceremonious manner; also (loosely) , to begin or commence (something); to start.
- sanctify (transitive) To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
dedicate — full definition
- verb To commit oneself or one's time fully to a particular purpose or cause.
- verb To address or inscribe a creative work to someone as a mark of respect or affection.
- verb To formally open a building or set something apart for a special use, often with ceremony.
inaugurate — full definition
- verb To formally install someone into an official position with a ceremony.
- verb To officially open a building or start something new with a formal ceremony.