Synonyms for DEVOTING: dedicating, saving, allocating, reserving, earmarking, consecrating, giving up (to), setting apart; Antonyms of DEVOTING: ignoring, neglecting, misusing, misapplying, playing, trifling, idling, dawdling

1. to give up or apply to a particular pursuit, purpose, cause, etc.: to devote one's time to study. 2. to set apart or dedicate by a solemn or formal act; consecrate: to devote one's life to God.

The meaning of DEVOTE is to commit by a solemn act. How to use devote in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Devote.

Some common synonyms of devote are consecrate, dedicate, and hallow. While all these words mean "to set apart for a special and often higher end," devote is likely to imply compelling motives and often attachment to an objective. When is it sensible to use consecrate instead of devote?

transitive verb: to devote something to something: consacrer quelque chose à quelque chose [...] transitive verb: to devote sth to sth: dedicar algo a algo [...] If you devote yourself, your time, or your energy to something, you spend all or most of your time or energy on it.

They devote [= dedicate] an hour every day to worship. She plans to devote part of her vacation to reading. Some of the money they raise will be devoted to repairing the church's roof. Part of the class was devoted to questions from last week's reading. The magazine will devote an entire issue to this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

set apart or dedicate to: to devote more of his time to study. See -vot-. de•vote (di vōt′), v.t., -vot•ed, -vot•ing. to give up or appropriate to or concentrate on a particular pursuit, occupation, …

DEVOTE definition: 1. to use time or energy for a particular person: 2. to use a space or area for a particular…. Learn more.

Devote definition: To give or apply (one's time, attention, or self, for example) entirely to a particular activity, pursuit, cause, or person.

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 …