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1. (v.t.) devote
to give up or apply to a particular pursuit, purpose, cause, etc.:
to devote one's time to study.
2. devote
to set apart or dedicate by a solemn or formal act; consecrate:
to devote one's life to God.
Etymology: (1580–90; < L dēvōtus, ptp. of dēvovēre to vow as a sacrifice =dē-de - +vōvēre to vow)
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1. (verb) give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
"She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
2. (verb) give, pay, devote
dedicate
"give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
3. (verb) devote
set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use
"this land was devoted to mining"
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1. (verb) devote
to give all your time and effort to one thing
He devoted his last years to caring for his wife.; She devoted herself to her work.
2. devote
be devoted to sth
to be used only for one purpose
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) devote
devoted; addicted; devout
2. (noun) devote
a devotee
3. (verb) devote
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
4. (verb) devote
to execrate; to curse
5. (verb) devote
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
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Sense: (with to ) to give up wholly to or use entirely for
She devotes her life to music.
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 Afrikaans: toewy |
 Arabic: يُكَرِّسُ، يُخَصِّصُ |
 Bulgarian: посвещавам (се) |
 Brazilian: devotar |
 Czech: zasvětit, věnovat |
 German: sich widmen |
 Danish: vie; hellige |
 Greek: αφιερώνω, αφοσιώνομαι |
 Spanish: dedicar(se) |
 Estonian: pühendama |
 Farsi: وقف کردن؛ اختصاص دادن |
 Finnish: omistaa |
 French: consacrer (à) |
 Hebrew: לְהַקדִיש |
 Hindi: समर्पित करना, वफादार |
 Croatian: posvetiti se |
 Hungarian: szentel |
 Indonesian: mengabdikan |
 Icelandic: helga, fórna |
 Italian: dedicare, consacrare |
 Japanese: ささげる |
 Korean: 헌신하다 |
 Lithuanian: (pa)skirti, pašvęsti |
 Latvian: veltīt; ziedot |
 Malay: menumpukan |
 Dutch: wijden |
 Norwegian: vie, hellige |
 Polish: poświęcać, ofiarować |
 Persian: وقف کردن؛ اختصاص دادن |
 Pashto: وقفول، جارول، قربانول، اخ |
 Portuguese: devotar |
 Romanian: a (se) consacra |
 Russian: посвящать |
 Slovak: zasvätiť |
 Slovenian: posvetiti (se) |
 Serbian: posvetiti |
 Swedish: ägna |
 Thai: อุทิศ |
 Turkish: adamak, vakfetmek |
 Taiwanese: 獻身於... |
 Ukrainian: присвячувати себе чомусь |
 Urdu: مکمل طور پر وقف کر دینا |
 Vietnamese: hiến dâng |
 Chinese: 献身于... |
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