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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Building just one hyperscale, one-gigawatt data center—enough to support a cutting-edge AI model—can run around $50 billion, with the majority devoted to GPUs, followed by the buildings, cooling systems, and power infrastructure. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025 An entire section of the Mad exhibit is devoted to movie and television show satires, the majority with art by master caricaturist Mort Drucker. Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2025 The remaining two days will be devoted to sessions delving into innovations and changes in the field. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025 At this time, the moon won't interfere with the Taurus constellation, which is where the meteors seem to emerge or radiate from, according to Earth Sky, a website devoted to astronomy and Earth sciences. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for devote to

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“Devote to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devote%20to. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.

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