Devote

v. t.	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. [imp. & p. p. Devoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Devoting.] No devoted thing that a man shall devote unto the Lord . . . shall be sold or redeemed. - Lev. xxvii. 28.
	2.	To execrate; to curse.
	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.
a.	1.	Devoted; addicted; devout.
n.	1.	A devotee.

Verb	1.	devote - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" Synonyms: dedicate, commit, consecrate, give
	2.	devote - dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" Synonyms: pay, give
	3.	devote - set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining"

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