Synonyms for devote
dɪˈvoʊtde·vote

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1. give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devoteverb

   give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

   "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

   Synonyms:
   commit, chip in, dedicate, cave in, collapse, institutionalize, place, put, impart, pass on, perpetrate, move over, return, establish, reach, present, have, vow, fall in, make, pay, charge, throw, sanctify, gift, kick in, feed, ordinate, break, institutionalise, ease up, apply, give, grant, open, founder, hold, ordain, pass, render, intrust, hallow, practice, sacrifice, yield, turn over, send, confide, leave, invest, give way, bless, consecrate, generate, contribute, entrust, trust, pull, afford, order, hand

2. give, pay, devoteverb

   dedicate

   "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"

   Synonyms:
   make up, commit, chip in, dedicate, cave in, collapse, impart, compensate, pass on, move over, return, establish, reach, present, have, fall in, make, pay, throw, ante up, gift, kick in, feed, break, ease up, apply, give, grant, open, founder, pay up, hold, pass, render, sacrifice, yield, turn over, leave, give way, consecrate, generate, contribute, afford, pay off, hand, bear

3. devoteverb

   set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use

   "this land was devoted to mining"

   Synonyms:
   consecrate, dedicate, commit, give, pay

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. devoteverb

   Synonyms:
   appropriate (by vow), consecrate, dedicate, destine, set apart

2. devoteverb

   Synonyms:
   addict, apply, resign, give up

3. devoteverb

   Synonyms:
   doom, give over

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "devote":

   dedicate, spend, allocate, enshrine, pay, expend, earmark, consecrate, give, commit, focus, invest

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How to use devote in a sentence?

1. Chris Viehbacher:

   I could never devote enough time to that as a big company CEO. That's what I get to do now.

2. Ihor Zastavnyi:

   When a person wants to give everything and devote himself to something, as did the Heavenly Hundred, it can't be for nothing.

3. Cleta Mitchell:

   One of the great advantages of resigning from my law firm is that I can devote all my time to something I love.

4. Voltaire:

   ...So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men.

5. Donald Trump:

   That's particularly true of presidential candidates, most of whom must devote two years of their lives to hard-fought campaigns that involve staggering personal and financial sacrifices, all in an effort to serve their country. And then there's Trump.