Devoting

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Devote \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.
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              No devoted thing that a man shall devote unto the
              Lord . . . shall be sold or redeemed. --Lev. xxvii.
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     2. To execrate; to curse. [Obs.]
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     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.
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              Thy servant who is devoted to thy fear. --Ps. cxix.
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              They devoted themselves unto all wickedness. --Grew.
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              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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