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1 VERB 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 is important. [APPROVAL ] □ [V pron-refl + to ] Back on the island, he dedicated himself to politics. □ [V n + to ] Bessie has dedicated her life to caring for others. ●  dedi|cat|ed ADJ □ [+ to ] He's quite dedicated to his students. ●  dedi|ca|tion N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ to ] We admire her dedication to the cause of humanity.

2 VERB If someone dedicates something such as a book, play, or piece of music to you, they mention your name, for example in the front of a book or when a piece of music is performed, as a way of showing affection or respect for you. □ [V n + to ] She dedicated her first album to Woody Allen.

dedi|cat|ed /de d I ke I t I d/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] You use dedicated to describe someone who enjoys a particular activity very much and spends a lot of time doing it. □  Her great-grandfather had clearly been a dedicated and stoical traveller.

2 ADJ You use dedicated to describe something that is made, built, or designed for one particular purpose or thing. □  Such areas should also be served by dedicated cycle routes. □ [+ to ] …the world's first museum dedicated to ecology.

3 → see also dedicate

dedi|ca|tion /de d I ke I ʃ ^ə n/ (dedications )

1 N‑COUNT A dedication is a message which is written at the beginning of a book, or a short announcement which is sometimes made before a play or piece of music is performed, as a sign of affection or respect for someone.

2 → see also dedicate

de|duce /d I djuː s, [AM ] -duː s/ (deduces , deducing , deduced ) VERB If you deduce something or deduce that something is true, you reach that conclusion because of other things that you know to be true. □ [V that] Alison had cleverly deduced that I was the author of the letter. □ [be V -ed + from ] The date of the document can be deduced from references to the Civil War. □ [V n] She hoped he hadn't deduced the reason for her visit. [Also V n from n, V with quote]

de|duct /d I dʌ kt/ (deducts , deducting , deducted ) VERB When you deduct an amount from a total, you subtract it from the total. □ [V n + from ] The company deducted this payment from his compensation. [Also V n]

de|duc|tion /d I dʌ kʃ ^ə n/ (deductions )

1 N‑COUNT A deduction is a conclusion that you have reached about something because of other things that you know to be true. □ [+ about ] It was a pretty astute deduction.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Deduction is the process of reaching a conclusion about something because of other things that you know to be true. □  …a case that tested his powers of deduction.

3 N‑COUNT A deduction is an amount that has been subtracted from a total. □  …your gross income (before tax and National Insurance deductions).

4 N‑UNCOUNT Deduction is the act or process of subtracting an amount of money from a total amount. □  After the deduction of tax at 20 per cent, the interest rate will be 6.2 per cent.

de|duc|tive /d I dʌ kt I v/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Deductive reasoning involves drawing conclusions logically from other things that are already known. [FORMAL ]

deed /diː d/ (deeds )

1 N‑COUNT A deed is something that is done, especially something that is very good or very bad. [LITERARY ] □  …the warm feeling one gets from doing a good deed.

2 N‑COUNT A deed is a document containing the terms of an agreement, especially an agreement concerning the ownership of land or a building. [LEGAL ] □  He asked if I had the deeds to his father's property.

dee d poll PHRASE In Britain, if you change your name by deed poll , you change it officially and legally.