verb
- Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.
- usage: "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
- synonyms: give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
- Dedicate.
- usage: "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
- Set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use.
- usage: "this land was devoted to mining"
- synonyms: devote
adjective
- Zealous in devotion or affection.
- usage: "a devoted husband and father"; "devoted friends"
- Followed by `to'. ( dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use)
- usage: "large sums devoted to the care of the poor"; "a life devoted to poetry"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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