devote

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin dēvōtus, past participle of Latin dēvoveō (“dedicate by a vow, sacrifice oneself, promise solemnly”). Doublet of devow; see also devout. Displaced native Middle English ēstful, from Old English ēstful. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈvəʊt/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /dɪˈvoʊt/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /dɪˈvəʉt/, /dɪˈvɐʉt/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /ɖᵻˈvoʈ/ Rhymes: -əʊt === Verb === devote (third-person singular simple present devotes, present participle devoting, simple past and past participle devoted) to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate. to consign over; to doom to execrate; to curse ==== Usage notes ==== Often used in the past participle form, which has become an adjective. See devoted. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== devotee ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === devote (comparative more devote, superlative most devote) (obsolete) devoted; addicted; devout === Anagrams === vetoed == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === devote inflection of devoot: masculine/feminine singular attributive definite neuter singular attributive plural attributive == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === devote inflection of devot: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /deˈvɔ.te/ Rhymes: -ɔte Hyphenation: de‧vò‧te === Adjective === devote feminine plural of devota === Noun === devote f plural of devota === Anagrams === dovete == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [deːˈwoː.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [deˈvɔː.te] === Etymology 1 === From dēvōt(us) (“vowed”) + -ē (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix). ==== Adverb ==== dēvōtē (comparative dēvōtius, superlative dēvōtissimē) devotedly, faithfully === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Participle ==== dēvōte vocative masculine singular of dēvōtus === References === “devote”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “devote”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Verb === devote inflection of devotar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Swedish == === Adjective === devote definite natural masculine singular of devot