devote

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See also: dévote

English

Etymology

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

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

Verb

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

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

Derived terms

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Translations

Adjective

devote (comparative more devote, superlative most devote)

  1. (obsolete) devoted; addicted; devout

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

devote

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

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

Adjective

devote

  1. feminine plural of devoto

Noun

devote f

  1. plural of devota

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Participle

dēvōte

  1. vocative masculine singular of dēvōtus

References

  • “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

Verb

devote

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

Swedish

Adjective

devote

  1. definite natural masculine singular of devot
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