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devoting Definition


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devote
verb
    devoted, devoting
    1. To use or give up (a resource such as time or money) wholly to some purpose.
      Example: devoted their time to writing letters
      Thesaurus: reserve, allocate, allot, dedicate, pledge, give, sacrifice, commit.
Etymology: 17c in this sense; originally 16c, meaning ‘to formally dedicate': from Latin devovere, devotum to consecrate.



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