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Webster 1913 Edition
Devote
De-vote′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Devoted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Devoting
.] 1.
To appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicate by a solemn act; to consecrate; also, to consign over; to doom; to evil; to devote one to destruction; the city was devoted to the flames.
No
devoted
thing that a man shall devote
unto the Lord . . . shall be sold or redeemed. Lev. xxvii. 28.
2.
To execrate; to curse.
[Obs.]
3.
To give up wholly; to addict; to direct the attention of wholly or compound; to attach; – often with a reflexive pronoun;
as, to
devote
one’s self to science, to one's friends, to piety, etc.Thy servant who is
devoted
to thy fear. Ps. cxix. 38.
They
devoted
themselves unto all wickedness. Grew.
Syn. – To addict; apply; dedicate; consecrate; resign; destine; doom; consign. See
Addict
. De-vote′
,Adj.
[L.
devotus
, p. p.] Devoted; addicted; devout.
[Obs.]
Milton.
De-vote′
,Noun.
A devotee.
[Obs.]
Sir E. Sandys.
Webster 1828 Edition
Devote
DEVOTE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To appropriate by vow; to set apart ro dedicate by a solemn act; to consecrate.No devoted thing that a man shall devote to the Lord--shall be sold or redeemed. Every thing devoted thing is most holy to the Lord. Leviticus 27.
2.
To give up wholly; to addict; to direct the attention wholly or chiefly; to attach; as, to devote ones self to science; to devote ourselves to our friends, or to their interest or pleasure.3.
To give up; to resign; as, aliens were devoted to rapine; the city was devoted to the flames.4.
To doom; to consign over; as, to devote one to destruction.5.
To execrate; to doom to evil.DEVOTE
,Adj.
DEVOTE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
devote
devote
See also: dévote
English
Verb
devote (third-person singular simple present devotes, present participle devoting, simple past and past participle devoted)
- 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.
- Grew
- They devoted themselves unto all wickedness.
- Gray
- a leafless and simple branch […] devoted to the purpose of climbing
- To consign over; to doom.
- to devote one to destruction
- The city was devoted to the flames.
- To execrate; to curse.
Usage notes
- Often used in the past participle form, which has become an adjective. See devoted.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
to commit oneself for a certain matter
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Adjective
devote (comparative more devote, superlative most devote)
- (obsolete) Devoted; addicted; devout.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)
Anagrams
Latin
Participle
dēvote
- vocative masculine singular of dēvotus
References
- devote in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “devote”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.