devote
Verb
Verb Forms: devoted, devoting, devotes
- To give all or a large part of one's time or resources to.
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- dedicate
- set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use
- "this land was devoted to mining"
- to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate.
- to consign over; to doom
- to execrate; to curse
Adj
- devoted; addicted; devout
Examples
- I devoted this afternoon to repainting my study, and nothing will get in my way.
- Serious Scrabble players often devote countless hours to studying word lists and strategies.
- The city was devoted to the flames.
- They devoted their lives to following Jesus Christ.
- to devote one to destruction
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
commit, consecrate, dedicate, give, pay
Scrabble Score: 10
devote: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddevote: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
devote: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary