devote
English
/dɪˈvoʊt/, /dɪˈvəʊt/
verb
Definitions
- to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter
- to consign over; to doom
- to execrate; to curse
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēvōtus (vowed, promissed, promised), dēvoveō (dedicate by a vow, promise solemnly, sacrifice oneself).
Origin
Latin
dēvoveō
Gloss
dedicate by a vow, promise solemnly, sacrifice oneself
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- devoted English
- devotedly English
- devotedness English
- devotee English
- devotement English
- devoter English
- devotest English
- devoteth English
- devotion English
- devotional English
- devotionless English
- misdevote English
- misdevotion English
- predevote English
- self-devoted English
- self-devotion English
- undevoted English
- undevotion English
- dēvoveō Latin
- dēvōtum Latin
- dēvōtus Latin
- dévot French
- devoto Portuguese
- devot Old French