devoted; devoting
1
: to commit by a solemn act
devoted herself to serving God
2
: to give over or direct (time, money, effort, etc.) to a cause, enterprise, or activity
Part of the lecture was devoted to taking questions from the audience.
She devoted her life to public service.
Examples of devote in a Sentence
I conscientiously devote several hours every weekend to playing with my dog.
planning a diplomatic career, she's been intensely devoting herself to the study of foreign languages in college
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Director Simón Mesa Soto shares in that fervor, mining his main character for pathos, not ridicule, framing Oscar as a true-blue romantic — a kind of holy fool susceptible to even the most obvious of scams but only because this staunch aesthete has devoted all of his attention to verse.
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Regardless of high prices, Bulgari’s Creative Director Lucia Silvestri has devoted herself to making the pieces more wearable, articulated, and comfortable on the body.
—Daisy Shaw-Ellis, Vogue, 20 May 2025
Giulio Ciccone, second in Liege-Bastogne-Liege, is going for GC in his home race — but has still devoted himself to Pedersen’s cause in the early stages, before finishing among the leaders in Tagliacozzo.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Director Simón Mesa Soto shares in that fervor, mining his main character for pathos, not ridicule, framing Oscar as a true-blue romantic — a kind of holy fool susceptible to even the most obvious of scams but only because this staunch aesthete has devoted all of his attention to verse.
—Ben Croll, IndieWire, 19 May 2025
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“Devote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devote. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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devote
verb
de·vote
di-ˈvōt 
devoted; devoting
1
: to set apart for a special purpose
devote land to farming
2
: to give (oneself) up to
devoted herself to her career
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