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Devote

verb

(past & past part. devoted; pres. part. devoting)

Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause. Synonyms: commit, consecrate, dedicate, give. "Give one's talents to a good cause" , "Consecrate your life to the church"

Dedicate. Synonyms: give, pay. "Give priority to" , "Pay attention to"

Set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use.

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... of your royal virtues in promoting the happiness of your people, they humbly beseech your Majesty to continue to believe them at all times, and upon all occasions, equally ready, as they have been, to devote their lives and properties to your Majesty's service and the preservation of ...

— The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 - From 1620-1816 • Edgerton Ryerson

... reflect upon this one thing, if you devote yourself to him alone, while now you are at this youthful age, you'll be complaining to no ...

— The Captiva and The Mostellaria • Plautus

... Fig. 2 is very convenient for the filing of bills. However, if she does not wish to save each slip she receives, she may adopt one of two methods of account keeping, depending on how much time she has to devote to this matter. ...

— Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 • Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

... who at thirteen had announced her intention to devote her whole life to teaching Sunday School, visiting the poor, and setting a good example to her more worldly contemporaries, had actually forgotten these fine resolutions, and before she was twenty had become ...

— What Katy Did Next • Susan Coolidge

... Panchyanun. [479] In the Central Provinces the Panchals appear generally to work in gold or brass, while in Berar they are blacksmiths. The gold-workers are an intelligent and fairly prosperous class, and devote themselves to engraving, inlaying, and making gold beads. They are usually hired by Sunars and paid by the piece. [480] They are intent on improving their social position and now claim to be Vishwa Brahmans, presumably ...

— The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) • R.V. Russell

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