Need another word that means the same as “devote”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “devote” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Devote” are: commit, consecrate, dedicate, give, pay, allocate, assign, allot, give over, afford, apportion, surrender, consign, sacrifice, pledge
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “devote” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| afford | Afford access to. Only aristocrats could afford to stoop to such practices. |
| allocate | Distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose. Students are allocated accommodation on a yearly basis. |
| allot | Give out. Equal time was allotted to each. |
| apportion | Divide up and share out. They did not apportion blame or liability to any one individual. |
| assign | Give an assignment to a person to a post or assign a task to a person. They will ask you to assign your rights against the airline. |
| commit | Refer a parliamentary or legislative bill to a committee. I commit my soul to God. |
| consecrate | Dedicate to a deity by a vow. The present Holy Trinity church was consecrated in 1845. |
| consign | Send to an address. The package was consigned by a famous sporting goods company. |
| dedicate | Devote (time or effort) to a particular task or purpose. Today the President dedicates the new Second World War memorial in Washington. |
| give | Give or supply. This material doesn t give. |
| give over | Proffer (a body part. |
| pay | Do or give something to somebody in return. The destroyer responsible for these atrocities would have to pay with his life. |
| pledge | Bind or secure by a pledge. In his hand a sculptured goblet as he pledged the merchant kings. |
| sacrifice | Offer or kill as a religious sacrifice. The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment. |
| surrender | Stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority. The UK is opposed to surrendering its monetary sovereignty. |
| admirer | Someone who admires a young woman. He was a great admirer of Henry James. |
| ardent | Characterized by strong enthusiasm. From rank to rank she darts her ardent eyes. |
| attached | Joined, fastened, or connected to something. A block of attached houses. |
| benedict | United States anthropologist (1887-1948. |
| best | The finest aspect of a person or thing. The best time for planting. |
| booster | A dose of a vaccine that increases or renews the effect of an earlier one. Boosters at five year intervals are recommended. |
| cardinal | A deep scarlet colour like that of a cardinal s cassock. Cardinal numbers. |
| commit | Refer a parliamentary or legislative bill to a committee. She didn t love him enough to commit herself to him. |
| committed | In or denoting a long-term emotional relationship. Esther has a committed boyfriend. |
| consecrate | Dedicate to a deity by a vow. The consecrated chapel. |
| consign | Send (goods) by a public carrier. She consigned the letter to the waste paper basket. |
| dedicate | Open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building. Volume four is dedicated to wasps. |
| dedicated | Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose. A dedicated dancer. |
| devotion | Love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person or activity. She went to her devotions. |
| disciple | A follower or pupil of a teacher, leader, or philosopher. A disciple of Rousseau. |
| enthusiastically | With enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner. The report was enthusiastically welcomed by all groups. |
| fanatically | In a passionately fanatic manner. |
| holy | Dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose; sacred. Holy smoke. |
| lover | A person who likes or enjoys a specified thing. He was a great lover of cats. |
| oblation | The act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist. Oblations for aid to the poor. |
| offering | The verbal act of offering. Everyone transported their offerings to the bring and buy stall. |
| passionately | In a way that shows strong feelings or beliefs. He argued passionately against war. |
| piety | Righteousness by virtue of being pious. Acts of piety and charity. |
| pope | English poet and satirist (1688-1744. |
| pour | Pour out. Water poured all over the floor. |
| sacred | (often followed by `to’) devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person. The sacred name of Jesus. |
| saint | Formally recognize as a saint canonize. The sandy shores of the River Nid where Holy Olaf s bones were laid to rest before he had been sainted. |
| sincerely | Written formula for ending a letter. I sincerely hope that we shall have a change of government. |
| votary | A priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult. A votary of Aphrodite. |
| votive | Dedicated in fulfillment of a vow. Votive offerings. |
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