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1. f. to -e adamak, -e vakfetmek; -e ayırmak, -e hasretmek: He has devoted himself to serving the poor. Kendini yoksulların hizmetine adadı. He devotes an hour each day to walking in the park. Her gün parkta yürümeye bir saat ayırıyor. (to ile) -e adamak, vermek; tahsis etmek. ada. ada. f. to -e adamak, -e vakfetmek; -e ayırmak, -e hasretmek: He has devoted himself to serving the poor. Kendini yoksulların hizmetine adadı. He. ada. ayırmak, tahsis etmek, adamak.
2. tahsis etmek, vakfetmek, hasretmek, adamak; oneself ile kendini adamak, devote ada.
3. (to ile) -e adamak. vermek.
4. vakfetmek. tahsis etmek. hasretmek. vermek. adamak.
5. ada.
6. (to ile) -e adamak. vermek. tahsis etmek.

Etymology : Latin devotus, past participle of devovEre, from de- + vovEre to vow
Pronunciation : di-vOt, dE-
Function : transitive verb
Date : 1586

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1. set apart for, dedicate. devote\de*vote"\ , a. [l. devotus, p. p.] devoted; addicted; devout. [obs.]devote \de*vote"\, n. a devotee. [obs.] e. sandys.devote \de*vote"\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. devoted; p. pr. & vb. n. devoting.] [l. devotus, p. p. of devovere; de + vovere to vow. see: vow, and cf. devout, devow.].
2. 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. no devoted thing that a man shall devote unto the lord shall be sold or redeemed. xxvii.
3. 2. to execrate; to curse. [obs.].
4. 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. thy servant who is devoted to thy fear. cxix.
5. they devoted themselves unto all wickedness. a leafless and simple branch devoted to the purpose of climbing.
6. 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.
7. To execrate; to curse.
8. 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.
9. Devoted; addicted; devout.
10. A devotee. set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining".
11. 1. If you devote yourself, your time, or your energy to something, you spend all or most of your time or energy on it. He decided to devote the rest of his life to scientific investigation Considerable resources have been devoted to proving him a liar She gladly gave up her part-time job to devote herself entirely to her art. = dedicate.
12. If you devote a particular proportion of a piece of writing or a speech to a particular subject, you deal with the subject in that amount of space or time. He devoted a major section of his massive report to an analysis of US aircraft design.