devote
See also: dévote
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈvəʊt/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /dɪˈvoʊt/
Audio (Southern California): (file)
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /dɪˈvəʉt/, /dɪˈvɐʉt/
- Rhymes: -əʊt
Verb
[edit]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.
- 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
- to consign over; to doom
- to devote one to destruction
- The city was devoted to the flames.
- to execrate; to curse
Usage notes
[edit]- Often used in the past participle form, which has become an adjective. See devoted.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]to commit for a certain matter
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Adjective
[edit]devote (comparative more devote, superlative most devote)
- (obsolete) devoted; addicted; devout
- 1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
- A world devote to universal wrack
Anagrams
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]devote
- inflection of devoot:
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]devote
- inflection of devot:
Italian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]devote
Noun
[edit]devote f
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [deːˈwoː.tɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪eˈvɔː.t̪e]
Participle
[edit]dēvōte
Adjective
[edit]devotis (neuter devote); third-declension two-termination adjective
References
[edit]- “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
[edit]Verb
[edit]devote
- inflection of devotar:
Swedish
[edit]Adjective
[edit]devote
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