devote

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To devote is to dedicate yourself to a cause or a person.
1. An example of to devote is to say vows of love at your wedding ceremony.
2. An example of to devote is to work for a soup kitchen without any pay.
The definition of devote is to set aside something for a specific use.
1. An example of to devote is to ask a DJ to play a song for your wife.
2. An example of to devote is to use land for organic farming.

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devote

transitive verb

-·vot′ed, -·vot′ing

to set apart for a special use or service; dedicate
to give up (oneself or one's time, energy, etc.) to some purpose, activity, or person
Obs. to curse or doom

Origin of devote

from Classical Latin devotus, past participle of devovere, to dedicate by vow from de-, from + vovere, to vow: see vote

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devote

transitive verb

de·vot·ed, de·vot·ing, de·votes

To give or apply (one's time, attention, or self, for example) entirely to a particular activity, pursuit, cause, or person.
To set apart for a specific purpose or use: land devoted to mining.

Origin of devote

Latin dēvovēre dēvōt- to vow dē- de- vovēre to vow

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de·vote′ment
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devote

devote dedicate consecrate pledge

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. Dedicate connotes a solemn, often formal commitment: “To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes” (Woodrow Wilson). Consecrate suggests sacred commitment: His entire life is consecrated to science. To pledge is to back a personal commitment by a solemn promise: “I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people” (Franklin D. Roosevelt).

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present devotes, present participle devoting, simple past and past participle devoted)

To give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter.
They devoted their lives to following Jesus Christ.
I devoted this afternoon to repainting my study, and nothing will get in my way.
To consign over; to doom.
to devote one to destruction
The city was devoted to the flames.
To execrate; to curse.

Usage notes

Often used in the past participle form, which has become an adjective. See devoted.

Adjective

(comparative more devote, superlative most devote)

(obsolete) Devoted; addicted; devout.

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