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devote

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See also: dévote

English

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Etymology

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From Latin dēvōtus, past participle of Latin dēvoveō (dedicate by a vow, sacrifice oneself, promise solemnly). Doublet of devow; see also devout. Displaced native Middle English ēstful, from Old English ēstful.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈvoʊt/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈvəʊt/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊt

Verb

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

  1. 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.
    • 1678, Obadiah Grew, Meditations Upon Our Saviour's Parable of The Prodigal Son:
      He is the Chief of this far Countrey; and to his service, carnal and wicked men devote themselves.
    • 1879, Asa Gray, Botanical Text-book:
      a leafless and simple branch [] devoted to the purpose of climbing
  2. to consign over; to doom
    to devote one to destruction
    The city was devoted to the flames.
  3. to execrate; to curse

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

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Translations

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Adjective

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devote (comparative more devote, superlative most devote)

  1. (obsolete) devoted; addicted; devout
    • 1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. [], London: [] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker []; [a]nd by Robert Boulter []; [a]nd Matthias Walker, [], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: [], London: Basil Montagu Pickering [], 1873, →OCLC:
      A world devote to universal wrack

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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devote

  1. inflection of devoot:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

German

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Adjective

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devote

  1. inflection of devot:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

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Adjective

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devote

  1. feminine plural of devoto

Noun

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devote f

  1. plural of devota

Anagrams

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Latin

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Participle

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dēvōte

  1. vocative masculine singular of dēvōtus

References

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  • devote”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • devote in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

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Verb

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devote

  1. inflection of devotar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Swedish

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Adjective

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devote

  1. definite natural masculine singular of devot