01 v. t. 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 d…
imp. & p. p.
Devoted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Devoting
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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.
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To execrate; to curse.[Obs.]
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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.