Search results
- Dictionarydevote/dɪˈvəʊt/
verb
- 1. give all or most of one's time or resources to (a person or activity): "I wanted to devote more time to my family"
- 2. invoke or pronounce a curse upon: archaic "the hostile army was devoted with dire execrations to the gods of war"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
The meaning of DEVOTE is to commit by a solemn act. How to use devote in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Devote.
Devote definition: to give up or appropriate to or concentrate on a particular pursuit, occupation, purpose, cause, etc.. See examples of DEVOTE used in a sentence.
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.
devote, though it has some overtones of religious dedication, is the most general of the three terms: He devoted his free time to mastering the computer. dedicate is more solemn and carries an ethical or moral tone: We are dedicated to the achievement of equality for all. consecrate, even in nonreligious contexts, clearly implies a powerful and ...
1. to give up or apply to a particular pursuit, purpose, cause, etc.: to devote one's time to study. 2. to set apart or dedicate by a solemn or formal act; consecrate: to devote one's life to God. [1580–90; < Latin dēvōtus, past participle of dēvovēre to vow as a sacrifice = dē- de - + vōvēre to vow]
Definition of devote verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Devote definition: To give or apply (one's time, attention, or self, for example) entirely to a particular activity, pursuit, cause, or person.
to dedicate (oneself or one's life) to something completely; give (all one's attention, time, and effort) to something (usu. fol. by "to"). She devoted herself to the care of her husband during those last difficult years.
All you need to know about "DEVOTE" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
devote (something) to (something or someone) : to decide that (something) will be used for (a special purpose) : to use (time, money, energy, attention, etc.) for (something) They devote [= dedicate] an hour every day to worship. She plans to devote part of her vacation to reading.
