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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
devote
    v 1: 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" [syn: give, dedicate, consecrate, commit,
         devote]
    2: dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay
       attention to" [syn: give, pay, devote]
    3: set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land
       was devoted to mining"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Devote \De*vote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devoted; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Devoting.] [L. devotus, p. p. of devovere; de + vovere
   to vow. See Vow, and cf. Devout, Devow.]
   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.
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            No devoted thing that a man shall devote unto the
            Lord . . . shall be sold or redeemed. --Lev. xxvii.
                                                  28.
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   2. To execrate; to curse. [Obs.]
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   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.
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            Thy servant who is devoted to thy fear. --Ps. cxix.
                                                  38.
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            They devoted themselves unto all wickedness. --Grew.
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            A leafless and simple branch . . . devoted to the
            purpose of climbing.                  --Gray.

   Syn: To addict; apply; dedicate; consecrate; resign; destine;
        doom; consign. See Addict.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Devote \De*vote"\, a. [L. devotus, p. p.]
   Devoted; addicted; devout. [Obs.] --Milton.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Devote \De*vote"\, n.
   A devotee. [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys.
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Thesaurus Results for Devote:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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