ALL meanings of devote
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D d - 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
- verb with object devote to give up or appropriate to or concentrate on a particular pursuit, occupation, purpose, cause, etc.: to devote one's time to reading. 1
- verb with object devote to appropriate by or as if by a vow; set apart or dedicate by a solemn or formal act; consecrate: She devoted her life to God. 1
- verb with object devote to commit to evil or destruction; doom. 1
- noun devote Give all or a large part of one's time or resources to (a person, activity, or cause). 1
- transitive verb devote self 1
- transitive verb devote time 1
- verb devote To give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter. 0
- verb devote To consign over; to doom. 0
- verb devote To execrate; to curse. 0
- adjective devote (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Devoted; addicted; devout. 0