devote
verbeadjectifattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//dɪˈvəʊt//
- Canada//dɪˈvoʊt//
- Australie//dɪˈvəʉt//
- Australie//dɪˈvɐʉt//
- //ɖᵻˈvoʈ//
to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate.
verbe
- 1
to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate.
They devoted their lives to following Jesus Christ.
I devoted this afternoon to repainting my study, and nothing will get in my way.
He is the Chief of this far Countrey; and to his service, carnal and wicked men devote themselves.
a leafless and simple branch […] devoted to the purpose of climbing
- 2
to consign over; to doom
to devote one to destruction
The city was devoted to the flames.
- 3
to execrate; to curse
Étymologie
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.
adjectif
- 1
obsolètedevoted; addicted; devout
A world devote to universal wrack
Formes
- comparatif
- more devote
- superlatif
- most devote
- passé
- devoted
- participe passé
- devoted
- participe présent
- devoting
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- devotes
devote · to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate.
devoted · Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.devotion · The act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of…devour · To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.