French Meaning of devote
dévouer
Other French words related to dévouer
Nearest Words of devote
Definitions and Meaning of devote in English
devote (v)
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
dedicate
set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use
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.
devote (a.)
Devoted; addicted; devout.
devote (n.)
A devotee.
FAQs About the word devote
dévouer
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
dédier,allouer,abandonner (à),sauvegarder,mis à part,défini par,appliquer,bénédiction,commettre,confier
négligence,mal appliquer,abus
devotary => dévot, devoration => dévotion, devonshire cream => Crème du Devonshire, devonshire => Devonshire, devonian period => Dévonien,
