devote

3 definitions • 7 examples

to give all of something, especially your time, effort, or love, or yourself, to something you believe in or to a person:

He left the Senate to devote more time to his family.

She has devoted all her energies/life to the care of homeless people.

At the age of 25, he decided to devote himself to God.

to use a space, area, time, etc. for a particular purpose:

Over half his speech was devoted to the issue of unemployment.

The report recommends that more resources be devoted to teaching four-year-olds.

to give your time or effort completely to something you believe in or to a person, or to use a particular amount of time or energy doing something:

He devoted his life to serving his family, friends, and neighbors.

Over half his speech was devoted to the issue of saving Social Security.