devote

Definition

Examples

She devotes two hours every day to training new staff.

Word Family

Synonyms

• dedicategive entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
• commitperform an act, usually with a negative connotation

Collocations

• Easy devote time to reading
  to devote time to reading, meaning to give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
• Medium devote resources to employee training
  to devote resources to employee training, meaning to give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
• Hard devote one's career to public service
  to devote one's career to public service, meaning to give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
• Very Hard devote wholehearted energy to philanthropic endeavors
  to devote wholehearted energy to philanthropic endeavors, meaning to give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause