- feeling or demonstrating loyalty or devotion; ardent; devout
- (postpositive) followed by to: set apart, dedicated, or consecrated
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de•vot•ed /dɪˈvoʊtɪd/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- relating to or marked by devotion:a devoted friend.
- involving great care or attention:[before a noun]decades of devoted research.
de•vot•ed
(di vō′tid),USA pronunciation adj.
de•vot′ed•ly, adv.
de•vot′ed•ness, n.
- zealous or ardent in attachment, loyalty, or affection:a devoted friend.
- devote + -ed2 1585–95
de•vot′ed•ness, n.
- faithful, constant, loyal, devout.
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devoted /dɪˈvəʊtɪd/ adj
de•vote /dɪˈvoʊt/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object + to + object], -vot•ed, -vot•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to apply (something) to a particular purpose;
set apart or dedicate to:to devote more of his time to study.
de•vote
(di vōt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -vot•ed, -vot•ing.
- to give up or appropriate to or concentrate on a particular pursuit, occupation, purpose, cause, etc.:to devote one's time to reading.
- to appropriate by or as if by a vow;
set apart or dedicate by a solemn or formal act;
consecrate:She devoted her life to God. - to commit to evil or destruction;
doom.
- Latin dēvōtus vowed (past participle of dēvovēre), equivalent. to dē- de- + vōtus; see vote, vow
- 1580–90
- 1. assign, apply, consign. 2. Devote, dedicate, consecrate share the sense of assigning or applying someone or something to an activity, function, or end. Devote, though it has some overtones of religious dedication, is the most general of the three terms:He devoted his free time to mastering the computer.Dedicate is more solemn and carries an ethical or moral tone:We are dedicated to the achievement of equality for all.Consecrate, even in nonreligious contexts, clearly implies a powerful and sacred dedication:consecrated to the service of humanity.
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devote /dɪˈvəʊt/ vb (transitive)
- to apply or dedicate (oneself, time, money, etc) to some pursuit, cause, etc
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- Hanuman
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