Devote Definition

dĭ-vōt
devoted, devotes, devoting
verb
devoted, devotes, devoting
To set apart for a special use or service; dedicate.
Webster's New World
To give up (oneself or one's time, energy, etc.) to some purpose, activity, or person.
Webster's New World
To curse or doom.
Webster's New World
To devote is to dedicate yourself to a cause or a person.
An example of to devote is to say vows of love at your wedding ceremony.
An example of to devote is to work for a soup kitchen without any pay.
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adjective
(obsolete) Devoted; addicted; devout.
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Origin of Devote

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

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Devote Sentence Examples

  • The foundress-queen is now waited on by the workers, who supply her with food and spare her all cares of work, so that henceforth she may devote her whole energies to egg-laying.

  • The latter resolved to devote the rest of his life to the emancipation of the Jews.

  • I would be a damn fool not to devote everything I own in support of this.

  • They devote all of their time and energy to it.

  • This office, however, he soon relinquished, to devote himself entirely to literary work.

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Words Starting With

DDEDEV

Words Ending With

ETEOTE

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Words Starting With D and Ending With E

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With D6 Letter Words Ending With E
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