devote to

verb

devoted to; devoting to; devotes to

: to decide that (something) will be used for (a special purpose) : to use (time, money, energy, attention, etc.) for (something)

They devote an hour every day to worship.

Some of the money they raise will be devoted to repairing the church's roof.

The magazine will devote an entire issue to this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Examples of devote to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The problem, actually, is that the student body is small relative to the resources devoted to it, and shrinking fast—but the city and state governments won’t cut education spending accordingly. —Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026

In the mid-1940s, Hans Reinhart, a photographer working with International News Photos (the Hearst syndicate’s old picture service), shot a feature devoted to the subway’s lost and found. —Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2026

The holiday is devoted to children, and the entertainment was geared toward youngsters. —Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026

Presumably, that could leave them with more capital to devote to reinforcing the roster ahead of the August trade deadline. —Dennis Lin, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for devote to

• hullabaloo
• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup