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title: consecrate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «consecrate» in the school dictionary: To consecrate something is to make it holy by a religious ceremony. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# consecrate

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**Who acts:** bishop, She, ceremony, Their, king · **What happens:** consecrate, be, help, bond · **To what, where:** something, thing, new church, life, sick, bond

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«consecrate» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [consecrate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/consecrate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To consecrate something is to make it holy by a religious ceremony.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consecrate:m1:1
# text = To consecrate something is to make it holy by a religious ceremony.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	consecrate	consecrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	ceremony	ceremony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consecrate** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | holy, make *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

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To consecrate a thing or a person is to give it wholly to a purpose.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consecrate:m2:1
# text = To consecrate a thing or a person is to give it wholly to a purpose.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	consecrate	consecrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consecrate** | to-infinitive |  | a thing or a person |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to a purpose; give, wholly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bishop will consecrate the new church.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consecrate:x1:1
# text = The bishop will consecrate the new church.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bishop	bishop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	consecrate	consecrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consecrate** | future | the bishop | the new church |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent church=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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She consecrated her life to helping the sick.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consecrate:x2:1
# text = She consecrated her life to helping the sick.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	consecrated	consecrate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	helping	help	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consecrate** | past | She | her life |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | gerund | She *not said here* | the sick |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sick=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Their bond of friendship was consecrated by a ceremony.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consecrate:x3:1
# text = Their bond of friendship was consecrated by a ceremony.
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	bond	bond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	friendship	friendship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	consecrated	consecrate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ceremony	ceremony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consecrate** | past · passive | a ceremony | Their bond of friendship |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **bond** |  | Their *= they* | friendship |  |  |  |  | nom bond «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The king consecrated the bridge with a prayer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consecrate:x4:1
# text = The king consecrated the bridge with a prayer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	consecrated	consecrate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consecrate** | past | the king | the bridge |  |  |  | with a prayer | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bridge=Theme |

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