Definitions for devote
dɪˈvoʊtde·vote

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devoteverb

   give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

   "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

2. give, pay, devoteverb

   dedicate

   "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"

3. devoteverb

   set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use

   "this land was devoted to mining"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. devoteverb

   To give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DEVOTEverb

   Etymology: devoveo devotus, Latin.

   1. To dedicate; to consecrate; to appropriate.

   No devoted thing that a man shall devote unto the Lord, of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed. Lev. xxvii. 21.

   What black magician conjures up this fiend,
   To stop devoted charitable deeds? William Shakespeare, Richard III.

   While we do admire
   This virtue, and this moral discipline,
   Let’s be no stoicks, nor no stocks, I pray;
   Or so devote to Aristotle ’s checks,
   As Ovid be an outcast quite abjur’d. William Shakespeare, Tam. of the Shrew.

   They, impious, dar’d to prey
   On herds devoted to the god of day. Alexander Pope, Odyssey, b. i.

   If persons of this make should ever devote themselves to science, they should be well assured of a solid and strong constitution of body. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

   2. To addict; to give up to ill.

   Aliens were devoted to their rapine and despight. Dec. of Piety.

   Having once debauched their senses with the pleasures of other nations, they devoted themselves unto all wickedness. Nehemiah Grew, Cosm. Sac. b. iii. c. 3.

   Ah why, Penelope, this causeless fear,
   To render sleep’s soft blessings insincere?
   Alike devote to sorrow’s dire extreme,
   The day reflection, and the midnight dream. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   3. To curse; to execrate; to doom to destruction.

   Yet not for thy advice, or threats, I fly
   Those wicked tents devoted; lest the wrath
   Impendent, raging into sudden flame,
   Distinguish not. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. v. l. 890.

   To destruction sacred, and devote,
   He with his whole posterity must die. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

   Goddess of maids, and conscious of our hearts,
   So keep me from the vengeance of thy darts,
   Which Niobe’s devoted issue felt,
   When, hissing through the skies, the feather’d deaths were dealt. John Dryden, Fables.

   Let her, like me, of ev’ry joy forlorn,
   Devote the hour when such a wretch was born:
   Like me to deserts and to darkness run. Nicholas Rowe, Jane Shore.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. devote

   Saint Devota (French: Sainte Dévote; died ca. 303 AD) is the patron saint of Corsica and Monaco. She was killed during the persecutions of the Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian. She is sometimes identified with another Corsican saint named Julia, who was described in Latin as Deo devota ("devoted to God"). The description was misinterpreted as a proper name. The legend connected with her is similar to those told of other saints of the region, such as Saint Reparata and Saint Torpes.

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1. devote

   To devote means to give all or a large part of one's time, effort, or resources to a particular activity, cause, or person. It can also mean to dedicate something for a particular purpose.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Devoteverb

   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

2. Devoteverb

   to execrate; to curse

3. Devoteverb

   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

4. Devoteadjective

   devoted; addicted; devout

5. Devotenoun

   a devotee

6. Etymology: [L. devotus, p. p.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Devote

   de-vōt′, v.t. to vow: to set apart or dedicate by solemn act: to doom: to give up wholly.—adj. Devōt′ed, given up, as by a vow: doomed: strongly attached: zealous.—adv. Devōt′edly.—ns. Devōt′edness; Devotēē′, one wholly or superstitiously devoted, esp. to religion: a fanatic; Devōte′ment (Shak.); Devō′tion, consecration: giving up of the mind to the worship of God: piety: prayer: strong affection or attachment: ardour: (pl.) prayers: (obs.) religious offerings: alms.—adj. Devō′tional.—ns. Devō′tionalist, Devō′tionist.—adv. Devō′tionally. [L. devovēre, devōtum—de, a way, and vovēre, to vow.]

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1. devote

   To spend a proportionate amount of time focused on a hobby, role, responsibility, obligation or duty.

   She devoted a reasonable amount of time to her children, time with herself and time spent with the rest of her family, she led a harmonious and balanced life.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 17, 2016  

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British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'devote' in Verbs Frequency: #699

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Anagrams for devote »

1. vetoed

How to pronounce devote?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say devote in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of devote in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of devote in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of devote in a Sentence

1. Sir Arther Connan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes:

   And once again Mr. Sherlock Holmes is free to devote his life to examining those interesting little problems which the complexity of human life so pletifuly presents.

2. Brendan Buck:

   After nearly 20 years in the House, the speaker is proud of all that has been accomplished and is ready to devote more of his time to being a husband and a father.

3. Ihor Zastavnyi:

   All this was not in vain. It's impossible even to think like this, when a person wants to give everything and devote himself to something, as did the Heavenly Hundred, it can't be for nothing.

4. Melania Trump:

   I challenge the press to devote as much time to the lives lost( by drugs) -- and the potential lives that could be saved -- by dedicating the same amount of coverage that you do to idle gossip or trivial stories.

5. Confucius, The Confucian Analects:

   If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere - although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=devote
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Devote
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=devote
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devote
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devote
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=devote
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=devote