About The Word Devote
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Devote
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What's The Definition Of Devote?
[v] as in the expressions"give thought to"; "give priority to"
[v] 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Devote: commit | consecrate | dedicate | give | give | pay Related Terms | Find terms related to Devote: allocate | allot | apply | appoint | appropriate | assign | attempt | attend to business | beatify | bend | bestow | bless | buckle down | busy | canonize | cleanse | commit | confide | consecrate | consecrate to | consume | dedicate | dedicate to | destinate | destine | direct | donate | doom | employ | endeavor | engage | enshrine | exalt | expend | fate | foredoom | give | give away | give over to | give to | give up | glorify | hallow | hand out | mark | mind the store | occupy | ordain | pass | pass the time | pledge | present | purify | put aside | put away | put in | saint | sanctify | set apart | set aside | spend | spend the time | strive | struggle | throw | try | turn | use | use up | utilize | vow | while | while away | wile See Also | apply | cerebrate | cogitate | employ | rededicate | think | use | utilise | utilize | vow Devote In Webster's Dictionary \De*vote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devoted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Devoting}.] [L. devotus, p. p. of devovere; de + vovere
to vow. See {Vow}, and cf. {Devout}, {Devow}.]
1. 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.
No devoted thing that a man shall devote unto the
Lord . . . shall be sold or redeemed. --Lev. xxvii.
28.
2. To execrate; to curse. [Obs.]
3. 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.
Thy servant who is devoted to thy fear. --Ps. cxix.
38.
They devoted themselves unto all wickedness. --Grew.
A leafless and simple branch . . . devoted to the purpose
of climbing. --Gray.
Syn: To addict; apply; dedicate; consecrate; resign; destine;
doom; consign. See {Addict}.
\De*vote"\, a. [L. devotus, p. p.] Devoted; addicted; devout. [Obs.] --Milton. \De*vote"\, n. A devotee. [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys. |
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