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devotes

/dɪˈvoʊts/ /dəˈvoʊts/

Meanings
verb
To give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter

Examples :

"I devoted this afternoon to repainting my study, and nothing will get in my way."
action attitude value time work

Related Words

Illustration enemies

enemies noun

/ˈɛnəmiz/

Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.

"Crush the enemy!"

Illustration afternoon

afternoon noun

/af.təɾˈnʉːn/ /ˌɑːf.tə.ˈnuːn/ /ˌæf.tɚ.ˈnun/

The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

"We usually have family dinner in the afternoon. "

Illustration misfortune

misfortune noun

/mɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn/ /mɪsˈfɔɹtʃən/

Bad luck

"It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training. - Ulysses S. Grant"

Illustration consign

consign verb

/kənˈsaɪn/

To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.

"The store owner consigned the extra sweaters to the online marketplace for sale. "

Illustration entirely

entirely adverb

/ɪnˈtaɪəli/ /ɪnˈtaɪɹli/

To the full or entire extent.

"It is entirely up to you where we go, as I’ll be happy with anywhere."

Illustration execrate

execrate verb

/ˈɛksɪˌkreɪt/ /ˈɛɡzɪˌkreɪt/

To feel loathing for; to abhor

"The student execrated the difficult math problem. "

Illustration efforts

efforts noun

/ˈɛfəts/ /ˈɛfɚts/

The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.

"It took a lot of effort to find a decent-sized, fully-furnished apartment within walking distance of the office.   He made a conscious effort to not appear affected by the stories in the paper."

Illustration oneself

oneself pronoun

/wʌnˈsɛlf/

A person's self: general form of himself, herself, themself or yourself.

"Teaching oneself to swim can be dangerous."

Illustration repainting

repainting verb

/ˌriːˈpeɪntɪŋ/ /riˈpeɪntɪŋ/

To paint anew or again, especially if recently painted.

"to repaint a house; to repaint the ground of a picture"

Illustration certain

certain noun

/ˈsɝtn̩/ /ˈsɜːtn̩/

(with "the") Something certain.

"The certain success of the project was a relief to the team. "

Illustration nothing

nothing noun

/ˈnʌθɪŋ/

Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.

"The broken pencil was nothing; I easily found a new one. "

Illustration devoted

devoted verb

/dɪˈvəʊtəd/

To give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter

"I devoted this afternoon to repainting my study, and nothing will get in my way."