English Explanatory Dictionary

devote

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate.
  2. to consign over; to doom
  3. to execrate; to curse
adj
  1. devoted; addicted; devout

Pronunciation

/dɪˈvəʊt/ /dɪˈvoʊt/ en-us-devote.ogg /dɪˈvəʉt/ /dɪˈvɐʉt/ /ɖᵻˈvoʈ/

Word forms

devote devotes devoting devoted more devote most devote

Etymology

Borrowed 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.

Related words

devotee

Derived words

devotement devoter devotion misdevote predevote redevote
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