devote

  • 11dévote — ● dévot, dévote adjectif et nom (latin ecclésiastique devotus, dévoué) Qui est zélé pour la religion et les pratiques religieuses : Une famille dévote. Péjoratif. Qui manifeste une dévotion ostentatoire ou hypocrite ; bigot. ● dévot, dévote… …

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  • 12dévote — dévot, dévote (dé vo, dé vo t ) adj. 1°   Attaché aux pratiques religieuses. •   Ce prince était dévot, généreux, équitable, TRISTAN Panthée, I, 4. •   C est dans ce calme et le silence Que l âme dévote s avance Et que de l Écriture elle apprend… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 13Dévote — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Dévote », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Venant du latin devotus, ce mot est composé de… …

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  • 14devote to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms devote to : present tense I/you/we/they devote to he/she/it devotes to present participle devoting to past tense devoted to past participle devoted to 1) to spend a lot of time or effort doing something He s… …

    English dictionary

  • 15devote — v. 1) to devote oneself completely, entirely 2) (D; refl., tr.) to devote to (he devoted himself to his work; we must devote a lot of time to this project) * * * [dɪ vəʊt] entirely to devote oneself completely (D; refl., tr.) to devote to (he… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 16devote — 01. My mother [devoted] her entire adult life to raising her four children. 02. He [devotes] too much time to his job; he should spend more time with his family. 03. My grandfather was very [devoted] to my grandmother, and missed her enormously… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 17devote — de|vote [dıˈvəut US ˈvout] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: devotus, past participle of devovere, from vovere to promise ] 1.) to use all or most of your time, effort etc in order to do something or help someone = ↑dedicate devote your… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18devote — de|vote [ dı vout ] verb ** de vote to phrasal verb transitive 1. ) to spend a lot of time or effort doing something: DEDICATE: He s devoted most of his time to his painting. devote yourself to something: Few people are able to devote themselves… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19devote — [[t]dɪvo͟ʊt[/t]] devotes, devoting, devoted 1) VERB If you devote yourself, your time, or your energy to something, you spend all or most of your time or energy on it. [V n to n/ ing] He decided to devote the rest of his life to scientific… …

    English dictionary

  • 20devote — de•vote [[t]dɪˈvoʊt[/t]] v. t. vot•ed, vot•ing 1) to give up or apply to a particular pursuit, purpose, cause, etc.: to devote one s time to study[/ex] 2) to set apart or dedicate by a solemn or formal act; consecrate: to devote one s life to… …

    From formal English to slang