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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Since then, chef Matthew Kammerer has been at the helm, with the Saison alum crafting a menu devoted to local ingredients and even foraging kelp from the shores below the restaurant.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
The coming lunar month will be devoted to discovering the unconscious needs and fears that drive us, the deepest desires of our soul, the true motivations and intentions that determine our choices.
—Marie Bladt, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
Since Francoism promoted an image of women as obedient wives and self-sacrificing mothers devoted to the Catholic family model, Republican women were demonized as immoral, dangerous and unworthy of motherhood.
—Zaya Rustamova, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2025
There was even a whole handle devoted to it (RIP).
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
The coming lunar month will be devoted to discovering the unconscious needs and fears that drive us, the deepest desires of our soul, the true motivations and intentions that determine our choices.
—Marie Bladt, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
Since Francoism promoted an image of women as obedient wives and self-sacrificing mothers devoted to the Catholic family model, Republican women were demonized as immoral, dangerous and unworthy of motherhood.
—Zaya Rustamova, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2025
There was even a whole handle devoted to it (RIP).
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Devote to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devote%20to. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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