devote

See also: dévote

English

Etymology

From Latin dēvōtus, past participle of Latin dēvoveō (“dedicate by a vow, sacrifice oneself, promise solemnly”).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -əʊt

Verb

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.

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     They devoted themselves unto all wickedness.

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     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

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• devotion

Related terms

• devotee

Translations

to commit oneself for a certain matter

• Arabic: توفر على, صرف همته إلى
• Armenian: նվիրել (hy) (nvirel), նվիրվել (hy) (nvirvel)
• Bulgarian: посвещавам (bg) (posveštavam), отдавам (bg) (otdavam)
• Catalan: consagrar (ca)
• Czech: zasvětit
• Danish: vie (da), hellige, tilegne
• Dutch: wijden (nl), toewijden (nl)
• Finnish: omistaa (fi), pyhittää, omistautua (fi)
• French: consacrer (fr), vouer (fr)
• German: widmen (de)
• Greek: αφιερώνω (el) (afieróno)
• Hebrew: הקדיש (hikdísh)
• Irish: tabhair
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• Japanese: 凝る (ja) (こる, koru)
• Latgalian: paškiert
• Latin: addīcō, dēvoveō
• Latvian: veltīt
• Maori: whakaū, whakaihi, kiriwhakauka
• Polish: poświęcenie (pl)
• Portuguese: devotar
• Russian: посвяща́ть (ru) impf (posvjaščátʹ), посвяти́ть (ru) pf (posvjatítʹ)
• Scottish Gaelic: coisrig
• Spanish: dedicar (es)
• Swedish: hänge (sv), ägna (sv)
• Turkish: adamak (tr)
• Ukrainian: присвя́чувати (prysvjáčuvaty), приділя́ти (prydiljáty)

Adjective

devote (comparative more devote, superlative most devote)

1. (obsolete) devoted; addicted; devout

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Anagrams

• vetoed

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

devote

1. (deprecated template usage) Inflected form of devoot

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German

Adjective

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

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Italian

Adjective

devote

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine plural of adjective devoto.

Noun

devote f

1. plural of devota

Anagrams

• dovete

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Latin

Pronunciation

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

Participle

(deprecated template usage) dēvōte

1. vocative masculine singular of dēvōtus

References

• “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.

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Portuguese

Verb

devote

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