Dutch Meaning of devote

wijden

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Definitions and Meaning of devote in English

Wordnet

devote (v)

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

dedicate

set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use

Webster

devote (v. t.)

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.

To execrate; to curse.

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.

Webster

devote (a.)

Devoted; addicted; devout.

Webster

devote (n.)

A devotee.

FAQs About the word devote

wijden

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause, dedicate, set aside or apart for a specific purpose or useTo appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicat

opdragen,toewijzen,opgeven (aan),bewaar,afzonderlijk,ingesteld door,toepassen,zegen,toewijden,toevertrouwen

nalatigheid,verkeerd toepassen,misbruik

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