/ dɪˈvəʊt; NAmE dɪˈvoʊt/ verb
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PHRASAL VERBS
- devote yourself to sb/sth
- devote sth to sth
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (in the sense dedicate formally, consecrate ): from Latin devot- consecrated, from the verb devovere , from de- formally + vovere to vow.