devote
pronunciation
How to pronounce devote in British English:
UK [dɪˈvəʊt]
How to pronounce devote in American English:
US [dɪˈvoʊt]
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- Verb:
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- dedicate
- set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use
Word Origin
- devote (v.)
- 1580s, from Latin devotus, past participle of devovere (see devotion). Second and third meanings in Johnson's Dictionary (1755) are "to addict, to give up to ill" and "to curse, to execrate; to doom to destruction." Related: Devoted; devoting.
Example
- 1. Eade is right to devote several pages to this strange figure .
- 2. Did you devote your life to serving others ?
- 3. That could undercut the ipad app by reducing the incentive to devote resources to it .
- 4. European women devote twice as much time as men to domestic tasks , according to mckinsey .
- 5. They continue to devote scarce aid dollars to the microlenders that need them least .