devote to
phrasal 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.
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Thus, at this time, there isn’t a federal law devoted to these controversial AI matters per se.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The institution, the country’s top museum devoted to work by Black artists, was displaced for nearly eight years, owing to construction delays, while the new building took shape.
—News Desk, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2026
Not all new mothers have all day to devote to their skin.
—Christina Montoya Fiedler, Parents, 28 Jan. 2026
And perhaps not much more needs to be said about where one of the most iconic anthems devoted to human kindness lands anew in the current American climate, although much could.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The institution, the country’s top museum devoted to work by Black artists, was displaced for nearly eight years, owing to construction delays, while the new building took shape.
—News Desk, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2026
Not all new mothers have all day to devote to their skin.
—Christina Montoya Fiedler, Parents, 28 Jan. 2026
And perhaps not much more needs to be said about where one of the most iconic anthems devoted to human kindness lands anew in the current American climate, although much could.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Devote to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devote%20to. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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