devote, v.
(devoted, devotes, devoting)
freq. cnt. 35
(devoted, devotes, devoting)
freq. cnt. 35
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 54 freq. cnt.: 30 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4
commit consecrate dedicate devote give
sample sentences
"She committed herself to the work of God""give one's talents to a good cause"
"consecrate your life to the church"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody somethingSomebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody somethingSomebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody somethingSomebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody somethingSomebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody somethingSomebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
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semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym
verb group
dedicate
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 27 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4
devote give pay
sample sentences
"give thought to""give priority to"
"pay attention to"
verb frames
Somebody ----s something to somebodySomebody ----s something PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s something to somebodySomebody ----s something PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s something to somebodySomebody ----s something PP
set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use
<verb.possession>
devote
sample sentences
"this land was devoted to mining"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
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hypernym