devote
Other forms: devoted; devoting; devotes
Devote means to give to. If you devote yourself to jump-roping, you might be found in your driveway every free moment of the day practicing.
Nuns and priests are said to devote their lives to God. A knight in shining armor devotes himself to his lady. If you devote as much energy to your school work as you do to your hair, your grades should improve. If our country devoted to education even half of the resources we pour into defense, we could eliminate poverty.
Definitions of devote
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dedicate
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set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use“this land was devoted to mining”
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type of:
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reserve
hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency
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reserve
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give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
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synonyms:
commit, consecrate, dedicate, give
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types:
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consecrate, vow
dedicate to a deity by a vow
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rededicate
dedicate anew
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apply
apply oneself to
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consecrate, vow
Pronunciation
US
/dɪˈvoʊt/
UK
/dɪˈvəʊt/
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