DEVOTE Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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devote

[ dih-voht ]

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verb (used with object)

devoted, devoting.

to give up or appropriate to or concentrate on a particular pursuit, occupation, purpose, cause, etc.:
to devote one's time to reading.
Synonyms: , ,
to appropriate by or as if by a vow; set apart or dedicate by a solemn or formal act; consecrate:
She devoted her life to God.
to commit to evil or destruction; doom.

devote

/ 诲瑟藞惫蓹蕣迟 /

verb

to apply or dedicate (oneself, time, money, etc) to some pursuit, cause, etc
obsolete.
to curse or doom

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Derived Forms

诲别藞惫辞迟别尘别苍迟, noun

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of devote¹

First recorded in 1580鈥�90; from Latin 诲脓惫艒迟耻蝉 鈥渧owed,鈥� past participle of 诲脓惫辞惫脓谤别 鈥渢o vow,鈥� from 诲脓- de- + 惫辞惫脓谤别 鈥渢o vow鈥� ( vow )

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of devote¹

C16: from Latin 诲脓惫艒迟耻蝉 devoted, solemnly promised, from 诲脓惫辞惫脓谤别 to vow; see de- , vow

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Synonym Study

Devote, dedicate, consecrate share the sense of assigning or applying someone or something to an activity, function, or end. Devote, though it has some overtones of religious dedication, is the most general of the three terms: He devoted his free time to mastering the computer. Dedicate is more solemn and carries an ethical or moral tone: We are dedicated to the achievement of equality for all. Consecrate, even in nonreligious contexts, clearly implies a powerful and sacred dedication: consecrated to the service of humanity.

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Immediately hooked, Power devoted her time to training and travelling to compete in stage races around world.

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Four of the team鈥檚 first six picks were devoted to skill positions to surround quarterback Justin Herbert with playmakers.

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A family has paid tribute to a "devoted and much-loved father, grandfather, brother and son" after he died in a crash in Aberdeenshire.

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Francis was particularly devoted to the Virgin Mary, and Santa Maria Maggiore was the first church to be dedicated to her when it was built in the 4th Century.

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Minnie was devoted to the Salvation Army because of the church鈥檚 dedication to evangelizing and doing good works.

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