No. 9,160 in French
consacrer
To dedicate or devote.
In a sentence
Je consacre du temps à mes études chaque jour.
I dedicate time to my studies every day.
In this sentence, 'consacrer' is used to indicate dedicating or allocating time to an activity.
Ce livre est consacré à l'histoire ancienne.
This book is dedicated to ancient history.
Here, 'consacré' (past participle of consacrer) means that the book's focus or subject is dedicated to a specific topic.
Elle veut consacrer sa vie à aider les autres.
She wants to devote her life to helping others.
In this example, 'consacrer' is used with the notion of devoting one's life or efforts toward a noble cause or goal.
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