devote
to give up or appropriate to or concentrate on a particular pursuit, occupation, purpose, cause, etc.: to devote one's time to reading.
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.
to commit to evil or destruction; doom.
Origin of devote
1synonym study For devote
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How to use devote in a sentence
Louisa also devotes much of her time to feeding underprivileged children in the desolate Kurland Village in South Africa.
These Female Contemporaries Weren’t Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Louisa Treger | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSince the 13th century, Sunni devotes have been traveling to Chinguetti on their way to Mecca.
Celebrity participants like Zachary Levi—who devotes substantial time to discussing ALS—are outliers.
#IceBucketChallenge Wisdom From 'Jackass' Steve-O | Kevin Zawacki | August 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIndeed, the tabloid devotes two pages this week to coverage of its own week-old scoop.
Did François Hollande Have An Affair On The Campaign Trail? | Tracy McNicoll | January 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe devotes an entire chapter to the co-existence of “primitivism and technology.”
The Smartest Book About Our Digital Age Was Published in 1929 | Ted Gioia | January 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He devotes several hours a day, to the manufacture of these articles for one of the principal surgeon-dentists of Arch street.
Under the shade of the Bôdhi tree he devotes himself again to religious contemplation, and falls into rapt ecstasies.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordIn other words, she devotes a good deal of time and discussion to a gentleman whom she heartily dislikes.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland | Kate Douglas WigginGervinus devotes the concluding chapter of his second volume, about fifty pages, to an explanation of this.
Tolstoy on Shakespeare | Leo TolstoyAs soon as the press has brought forward the significance of the event, the public devotes more and more attention to it.
Tolstoy on Shakespeare | Leo Tolstoy
British Dictionary definitions for devote
/ (dɪˈvəʊt) /
to apply or dedicate (oneself, time, money, etc) to some pursuit, cause, etc
obsolete to curse or doom
Origin of devote
1Derived forms of devote
- devotement, noun
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