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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
devote


de·vote AW [devote devotes devoted devoting] BrE [dɪˈvəʊt] NAmE [dɪˈvoʊt] verb

Derived:devote something to something devote yourself to somebody
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘dedicate formally, consecrate’): from Latin devot- ‘consecrated’, from the verb devovere, from de- ‘formally’ + vovere ‘to vow’.

Thesaurus:
devote verb T
She devoted two hours a day to the project.
dedicate • • commit • • give sth over to sth
devote/dedicate/commit/give over sth to sb/sth
devote/dedicate/commit/give over your life/time to sb/sth
devote/dedicate/commit (your) resources/funds to sb/sth
Devote or dedicate? Devote can be used with a slightly larger range of nouns, including thoughts and attention:
•He devoted all his attention to his mother.
 ✗ He dedicated all his attention to his mother. The most frequent collocates of dedicate are yourself and your life.

Example Bank:
She devoted herself entirely to writing.
He devoted a lifetime to working with disabled children.
He devoted all his attention to his mother.
I could only devote two hours a day to work on the project
Most companies devote resources to quality control and product testing.

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