devote
de·vote / diˈvōt/ • v. [tr.] 1. (devote something to) give all or a large part of one's time or resources to (a person, activity, or cause): I wanted to devote more time to my family she devoted herself to fund-raising.2. archaic invoke or pronounce a curse upon.ORIGIN: late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘dedicate formally, consecrate’): from Latin devot- ‘consecrated,’ from the verb devovere, from de- ‘formally’ + vovere ‘to vow.’
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Devotion , DEVOTION . Religious devotion is ardent affection, zealous attachment, piety, dedication, reverence, faithfulness, respect, awe, attentiveness, loyal… devout , devout •about, bout, clout, devout, doubt, down-and-out, drought, flout, gout, grout, knout, Kraut, lout, mahout, misdoubt, nowt, out, out-and-out, o… deprive , de·prive / diˈprīv/ • v. [tr.] deny (a person or place) the possession or use of something: the city was deprived of its water supplies. ∎ archaic de… demean , de·mean1 / diˈmēn/ • v. [tr.] [often as adj.] (demeaning) cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something): the poster wa… derogate , der·o·gate / ˈderəˌgāt/ • v. formal 1. [tr.] disparage (someone or something): it is typical of Pirandello to derogate the powers of reason. 2. [intr… despoil , de·spoil / diˈspoil/ • v. [tr.] (often be despoiled) steal or violently remove valuable or attractive possessions from; plunder: the church was despo…
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