Thesaurus: devote

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1. v. t. To appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicate by a solemn act; to consecrate; also, to consign over; to doom; to evil; to devote one to destruction; the city was devoted to the flames.
2. v. t. To execrate; to curse.
3. v. t. To give up wholly; to addict; to direct the attention of wholly or compound; to attach; -- often with a reflexive pronoun; as, to devote one's self to science, to one's friends, to piety, etc.
4. a. Devoted; addicted; devout.
5. n. A devotee.
6. v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
7. v. dedicate
8. v. set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use
9. 1. To appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicate by a solemn act; to consecrate; also, to consign over; to doom; to evil; to devote one to destruction; the city was devoted to the flames. No devoted thing that a man shall devote unto the Lord . . . shall be sold or redeemed. Lev. xxvii. 28. 2. To execrate; to curse. [Obs.] 3. To give up wholly; to addict; to direct the attention of wholly or compound; to attach; -- often with a reflexive pronoun; as, to devote one's self to science, to one's friends, to piety, etc. Thy servant who is devoted to thy fear. Ps. cxix. 38. They devoted themselves unto all wickedness. Grew. A leafless and simple branch . . . devoted to the purpose of climbing. Gray. Syn. -- To addict; apply; dedicate; consecrate; resign; destine; doom; consign. See Addict. Devoted; addicted; devout. [Obs.] Milton. A devotee. [Obs.] Sir E. Sandys.
10. Devoted; addicted; devout. [Obs.] Milton.
11. v:100 v. set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use