devote 音标拼音: [dɪv'ot]
vt . 把…奉献给,把…专用于
把…奉献给,把…专用於
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 " [
synonym : {
give }, {
dedicate }, {
consecrate }, {
commit },
{
devote }]
2 :
dedicate ; "
give thought to "; "
give priority to "; "
pay attention to " [
synonym : {
give }, {
pay }, {
devote }]
3 :
set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use ; "
this land was devoted to mining "
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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1913 Webster ]
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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1913 Webster ]
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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1913 Webster ]
Devote \
De *
vote "\,
a . [
L .
devotus ,
p .
p .]
Devoted ;
addicted ;
devout . [
Obs .] --
Milton .
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Devote \
De *
vote "\,
n .
A devotee . [
Obs .] --
Sir E .
Sandys .
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1913 Webster ]
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
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