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devote    音标拼音: [dɪv'ot]
vt. 把…奉献给,把…专用于

把…奉献给,把…专用於

devote
v 1: 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" [synonym: {give}, {dedicate}, {consecrate}, {commit},
{devote}]
2: dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay
attention to" [synonym: {give}, {pay}, {devote}]
3: set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land
was devoted to mining"

Devote \De*vote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devoted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Devoting}.] [L. devotus, p. p. of devovere; de vovere
to vow. See {Vow}, and cf. {Devout}, {Devow}.]
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.
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No devoted thing that a man shall devote unto the
Lord . . . shall be sold or redeemed. --Lev. xxvii.
28.
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2. To execrate; to curse. [Obs.]
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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.
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Thy servant who is devoted to thy fear. --Ps. cxix.
38.
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They devoted themselves unto all wickedness. --Grew.
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A leafless and simple branch . . . devoted to the
purpose of climbing. --Gray.

Syn: To addict; apply; dedicate; consecrate; resign; destine;
doom; consign. See {Addict}.
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Devote \De*vote"\, a. [L. devotus, p. p.]
Devoted; addicted; devout. [Obs.] --Milton.
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Devote \De*vote"\, n.
A devotee. [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys.
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  • DEVOTE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    devote, dedicate, consecrate, hallow mean to set apart for a special and often higher end devote is likely to imply compelling motives and often attachment to an objective
  • DEVOTE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    DEVOTE definition: to give up or appropriate to or concentrate on a particular pursuit, occupation, purpose, cause, etc See examples of devote used in a sentence
  • DEVOTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    If you devote yourself, your time, or your energy to something, you spend all or most of your time or energy on it He decided to devote the rest of his life to scientific investigation [VERB noun + to] Considerable resources have been devoted to proving him a liar [VERB noun + to]
  • Devote - definition of devote by The Free Dictionary
    1 to give up or apply to a particular pursuit, purpose, cause, etc : to devote one's time to study 2 to set apart or dedicate by a solemn or formal act; consecrate: to devote one's life to God
  • devote - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    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; to consecrate They devoted their lives to following Jesus Christ
  • Definition of devote – Meaning Examples - Better Words
    To dedicate or commit oneself, time, resources, or attention to a particular purpose, activity, cause, or person "She decided to devote her weekends to volunteering at the local shelter " When someone devotes themselves to something, they give it their full focus, energy, and commitment
  • DEVOTE | English meaning - Cambridge Essential British
    DEVOTE definition: 1 to use time or energy for a particular person: 2 to use a space or area for a particular… Learn more
  • What does Devote mean? - Definitions. net
    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
  • devote - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
    to give up or appropriate to or concentrate on a particular pursuit, occupation, purpose, cause, etc : to devote one's time to reading to appropriate by or as if by a vow;
  • devote verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    Definition of devote verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more





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