De*vote" , n. A devotee. [Obs.]
Sir E. Sandys.
De*vote" (?), a. [L. devotus, p. p.]
Devoted; addicted; devout. [Obs.] Milton.
De*vote" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devoted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Devoting.]
[L.
devotus, p. p. of devovere; de +
vovere to vow. See Vow, and cf. Devout, Devow.] 1. To appropriate by vow; to set apart or
dedicate by a solemn act;
to consecrate; also, to consign over; to doom; to evil; to devote one to destruction; the city was
devoted to the flames.
No devoted thing that a
man shall devote unto the Lord . . . shall be sold
or redeemed.
Lev. xxvii. 28.
2. To execrate; to curse. [Obs.]
3. To give up wholly; to addict; to direct the attention of wholly or compound; to attach; -- often with a reflexive pronoun; as, to devote one's self to science, to one's friends, to
piety, etc.
Thy servant who is devoted to thy fear.
Ps. cxix.
38. They devoted themselves unto all wickedness.
Grew. A leafless and simple branch . . . devoted to the purpose of climbing.
Gray. Syn. -- To addict; apply; dedicate; consecrate; resign; destine; doom; consign. See Addict.
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