devote

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.

• (US) IPA^(key): /dɪˈvoʊt/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈvəʊt/

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• Rhymes: -əʊt

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

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

• devotion

• devotee

devote (comparative more devote, superlative most devote)

1. (obsolete) devoted; addicted; devout
   • 1667, John Milton, “(please specify the book number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:

     A world devote to universal wrack

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devote

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

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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

devote

1. feminine plural of devoto

devote f

1. plural of devota

• dovete

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /deːˈu̯oː.te/, [d̪eːˈu̯oːt̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈvo.te/, [d̪eˈvɔːt̪e]

dēvōte

1. vocative masculine singular of dēvōtus

• “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.

devote

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

devote

1. definite natural masculine singular of devot