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de⋅vote
[di-voht] 
–verb (used with object), -vot⋅ed, -vot⋅ing.
| 1. | to give up or appropriate to or concentrate on a particular pursuit, occupation, purpose, cause, etc.: to devote one's time to reading. |
| 2. | to appropriate by or as if by a vow; set apart or dedicate by a solemn or formal act; consecrate: She devoted her life to God. |
| 3. | to commit to evil or destruction; doom. |
Synonyms:
1. assign, apply, consign. 2. Devote, dedicate, consecrate share the sense of assigning or applying someone or something to an activity, function, or end. Devote, though it has some overtones of religious dedication, is the most general of the three terms: He devoted his free time to mastering the computer. Dedicate is more solemn and carries an ethical or moral tone: We are dedicated to the achievement of equality for all. Consecrate, even in nonreligious contexts, clearly implies a powerful and sacred dedication: consecrated to the service of humanity.
1. assign, apply, consign. 2. Devote, dedicate, consecrate share the sense of assigning or applying someone or something to an activity, function, or end. Devote, though it has some overtones of religious dedication, is the most general of the three terms: He devoted his free time to mastering the computer. Dedicate is more solemn and carries an ethical or moral tone: We are dedicated to the achievement of equality for all. Consecrate, even in nonreligious contexts, clearly implies a powerful and sacred dedication: consecrated to the service of humanity.
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| de·vote (dĭ-vōt') tr.v. de·vot·ed, de·vot·ing, de·votes
[Latin dēvovēre, dēvōt-, to vow : dē-, de- + vovēre, to vow.] de·vote'ment n. Synonyms: These verbs mean to give to a particular end and especially to a higher purpose. Devote implies faithfulness and loyalty: Nurses devote themselves to the care of the sick. |
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Devote
De*vote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Devoting.] [L. devotus, p. p. of devovere; de + vovere to vow. See Vow, and cf. Devout, Devow.]1. To appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicate by a solemn act; to consecrate; also, to consign over; to doom; to evil; to devote one to destruction; the city was devoted to the flames. No devoted thing that a man shall devote unto the Lord . . . shall be sold or redeemed. --Lev. xxvii. 28. 2. To execrate; to curse. [Obs.] 3. To give up wholly; to addict; to direct the attention of wholly or compound; to attach; -- often with a reflexive pronoun; as, to devote one's self to science, to one's friends, to piety, etc. Thy servant who is devoted to thy fear. --Ps. cxix. 38. They devoted themselves unto all wickedness. --Grew. A leafless and simple branch . . . devoted to the purpose of climbing. --Gray. Syn: To addict; apply; dedicate; consecrate; resign; destine; doom; consign. See Addict.Devote
De*vote"\, a. [L. devotus, p. p.] Devoted; addicted; devout. [Obs.] --Milton.Devote
De*vote"\, n. A devotee. [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys.
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Language Translation for : devote
Spanish:
dedicar(se),
German:
sich widmen,
Japanese:
ささげる
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