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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Devote \De*vote"\, a. [L. devotus, p. p.]
     Devoted; addicted; devout. [Obs.] --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Devote \De*vote"\, n.
     A devotee. [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Devote \De*vote"\, a. [L. devotus, p. p.]
     Devoted; addicted; devout. [Obs.] --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Devote \De*vote"\, n.
     A devotee. [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
              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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  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]
       2: dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay
          attention to" [syn: give, pay]
       3: set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land
          was devoted to mining"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  devote
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 αφιερώνω
     2 αφοσιώνομαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  devote
     Dutch a.
     (infl of nl devoot  infl)
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: devot)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la dēvōtus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  devote
     a.
     (lb en obsolete) devoted; addicted; devout
     vb.
     to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc.
  entirely for, on, or to a certain matter

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  devote
     Dutch a.
     (infl of nl devoot  infl)
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: devot)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la dēvōtus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  devote
     Dutch a.
     (infl of nl devoot  infl)
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: devot)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la dēvōtus  voc m s)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  devote
     Englanti vb.
     1 (rak en something to) omistaa jk jllek, uhrata jk jllek
     2 (refl en to) omistautua jllek

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  devote
     Engelska vb.
     1 ägna, viga
     2 hänge sig

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  devote
     a.
     (böjning sv adj devot)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  devote /dɪvˈəʊt/
  spandeer

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Devote /dɪvˈəʊt/
  كرّس

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  devote //dɪˈvoʊt// //dɪˈvəʊt// 
  отдавам, посвещавам
  to commit for a certain matter

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  devote /dɪvˈəʊt/
  zasvětit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  devote /dɪvˈəʊt/
  obětovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  devote /dɪvˈəʊt/
  věnovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  devote /dɪvˈəʊt/ 
  zasvětit

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  devote /dɪvˈəʊt/
  
  αφιερώνω, αφοσιώνω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  devote //dɪˈvoʊt// //dɪˈvəʊt// 
  omistaa, omistautua, pyhittää
  to commit for a certain matter

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  devote /divout/
  consacrer, dédier

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  devote /dɪvˈəʊt/ 
  1. समर्पित करना
        "I devote a lot of time to my studies."
  2. वफादार
        "I am devoted to my father."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  devote /dɪvˈəʊt/
  posvetiti, posvetiti se, predati se, ulože

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  devote //dɪˈvoʊt// //dɪˈvəʊt// 
  凝る
  to commit for a certain matter

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  devote /divout/
  atsiduoti, atsidėti

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  devote /dɪˈvəʊt/ 
    poświęcać (oneself to sth - się czemuś)

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  devote /divout/
  consagrar, dedicar, oferecer, votar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  devote //dɪˈvoʊt// //dɪˈvəʊt// 
  ägna, hänge
  to commit for a certain matter

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  devote /dɪvˈəʊt/
  1. adamak, tahsis etmek, hasretmek, vakfetmek
  2. oneself ile kendini adamak.

From Esperanto-English FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.0.1 :   [ freedict:epo-eng ]

  devote /devˈote/
  devotedly, obsequiously

From Esperanto-English FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.0.1 :   [ freedict:epo-eng ]

  devote /devˈote/
  devotedly, obsequiously

From Esperanto-English FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.0.1 :   [ freedict:epo-eng ]

  devote /devˈote/
  devotedly, obsequiously

From IPA:de :   [ IPA:de ]

  

/ˈdeːvotə/

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/dɪˈvoʊt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  74 Moby Thesaurus words for "devote":
     allocate, allot, apply, appoint, appropriate, assign, attempt,
     attend to business, beatify, bend, bestow, bless, buckle down,
     busy, canonize, cleanse, commit, confide, consecrate,
     consecrate to, consume, dedicate, dedicate to, destinate, destine,
     direct, donate, doom, employ, endeavor, engage, enshrine, exalt,
     expend, fate, foredoom, give, give away, give over to, give to,
     give up, glorify, hallow, hand out, mark, mind the store, occupy,
     ordain, pass, pass the time, pledge, present, purify, put aside,
     put away, put in, saint, sanctify, set apart, set aside, spend,
     spend the time, strive, struggle, throw, try, turn, use, use up,
     utilize, vow, while, while away, wile
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 投入于,献身;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 把…奉献给,把…专用于

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