transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle French devouer, from de- (as in devot devout) + vouer to vow — more at vow , v.
1. də̇ˈvau̇ obsolete : to dedicate especially by a vow : devote
2. (ˈ)dē|v-
[ de- + vow, v.]
a. obsolete : renounce , disavow
b. : to release from a vow