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

Inside the hammam, an entire hallway is devoted to visually telling their love story through art and historic panels. — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

That would be news to Big Pharma, which has invested billions developing wildly popular obesity drugs, not to mention the decades of public-health campaigns devoted to diet, exercise and weight loss. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026

One theater will play mostly documentary films, and the other will be devoted to the more experimental aspects of the art form. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

So many Phillies personnel were devoted to getting Painter right — the major-league and Triple-A pitching coaches, the strength and conditioning staff. — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Rhymes for devote to

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