devoted
[dih-voh-tid]
- zealous or ardent in attachment, loyalty, or affection: a devoted friend.
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[dih-voht]
- to give up or appropriate to or concentrate on a particular pursuit, occupation, purpose, cause, etc.: to devote one's time to reading.
- to appropriate by or as if by a vow; set apart or dedicate by a solemn or formal act; consecrate: She devoted her life to God.
- to commit to evil or destruction; doom.
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2. Devote, dedicate, consecrate share the sense of assigning or applying someone or something to an activity, function, or end. Devote, though it has some overtones of religious dedication, is the most general of the three terms: He devoted his free time to mastering the computer. Dedicate is more solemn and carries an ethical or moral tone: We are dedicated to the achievement of equality for all. Consecrate, even in nonreligious contexts, clearly implies a powerful and sacred dedication: consecrated to the service of humanity.
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Contemporary Examples
Great resources were devoted to the science of air crash investigation.
The left had long tried to resist it through a diverse mix of organizations, devoted to different goals, and all to no avail.
In 1953, Les Cahiers devoted an issue to Hitchcock, including an interview conducted by André Bazin, the editor of the magazine.
A cheerful convict was found dead by his devoted caretaker one morning.
A childhood friend of his, Ioseb Iremashvili, said Stalin “was devoted to only one person—his mother.”
Historical Examples
You've been so devoted to her for three days that you've hardly bowed to old friends.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
The wisdom of our sages and blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment.
The whole morning whether at home or on a visit was devoted to business.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
He was no longer the fairy godmother's devoted and humble factotum.
VivietteWilliam J. Locke
A parting word may, however, be devoted to the poet himself.
De Libris: Prose and VerseAustin Dobson
devoted
- feeling or demonstrating loyalty or devotion; ardent; devout
- (postpositive foll by to) set apart, dedicated, or consecrated
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devote
- to apply or dedicate (oneself, time, money, etc) to some pursuit, cause, etc
- obsolete to curse or doom
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Word Origin
C16: from Latin dēvōtus devoted, solemnly promised, from dēvovēre to vow; see de-, vow
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Word Origin and History for devoted
adj.
1590s, "set apart by a vow," past participle adjective from devote (v.). Meaning "characterized by devotion" is from c.1600. Related: Devotedly.
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