devote to

phrasal verb

devoted to; devoting to; devotes to

: to decide that (something) will be used for (a special purpose) : to use (time, money, energy, attention, etc.) for (something)

They devote an hour every day to worship.

Some of the money they raise will be devoted to repairing the church's roof.

The magazine will devote an entire issue to this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Pages devoted to 27 Club members exist in 51 languages on Wikipedia, and the one in English contains 85 entries. —

Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024 Harrow, one of the main characters, is a nun devoted to John’s necromantic death cult. —

Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024 That’s a beautiful love song, devoted to George and the rest of the kids that have been sent away. —

Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024 Former President Trump on Sunday took aim at Fox News for airing what the GOP presidential nominee sees as too much coverage devoted to the Democrats, just a few days before the election. —

Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for devote to