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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The speech wasn’t just another celebrity attempt to gesture toward suffering going on outside a glitzy event otherwise devoted to formalwear and Champagne. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 May 2025 In the fiscal session that adjourned in May 2024, the General Assembly and the governor authorized a $109.3 million increase in the state's general revenue budget to $6.31 billion in fiscal 2025, with most of the increase devoted to the Education Freedom Accounts and the state's public school fund. Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025 Visitors don’t have to like motorcycles to appreciate the Harley-Davidson Museum devoted to the design, history and pop-cultural influences of the world-famous bikes. Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025 The contest will be streamed live on Friday, May 23 at 2 p.m. eastern on the Fox Sports app and across Fox Sports’ social-media accounts devoted to coverage of the race. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 May 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 29 May. 2025.

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