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- [dih-voht]
- /dɪˈvoʊt/
- /dɪˈvəʊt/
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- [dih-voht]
- /dɪˈvoʊt/
Definitions of devote word
- verb devote If you devote yourself, your time, or your energy to something, you spend all or most of your time or energy on it. 3
- verb devote If you devote a particular proportion of a piece of writing or a speech to a particular subject, you deal with the subject in that amount of space or time. 3
- verb devote to apply or dedicate (oneself, time, money, etc) to some pursuit, cause, etc 3
- verb devote to curse or doom 3
- verb transitive devote to set apart for a special use or service; dedicate 3
- verb transitive devote to give up (oneself or one's time, energy, etc.) to some purpose, activity, or person 3
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Origin of devote
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Latin dēvōtus vowed (past participle of dēvovēre), equivalent to dē- de- + vōtus; see vote, vow
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Parts of speech for Devote
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
devote popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for devote
verb devote
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- dedicate — If you say that someone has dedicated themselves to something, you approve of the fact that they have decided to give a lot of time and effort to it because they think that it is important.
- give away — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- allot — If something is allotted to someone, it is given to them as their share.
- apply — If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
Antonyms for devote
verb devote
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
- desecrate — If someone desecrates something which is considered to be holy or very special, they deliberately damage or insult it.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
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