| 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. |
| 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; | |
| 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" |
| 2. | devote - dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" | |
| 3. | devote - set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining" |