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Present participle for to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc.
“He retired from the army to devote his energies to the movement he had founded several years earlier.”
Present participle for to dedicate set apart for a particular purpose
“Mr. Adams set to work and induced the Government to devote a sum of money to the construction of a bridge across the creek.”
Present participle for to provide, or transfer possession of, something to someone
Present participle for to store or set aside for future use
Present participle for predetermine, ordain
Present participle for to sanctify or make holy
Present participle for to be involved in
Present participle for to spend or use up (a period of time)
Present participle for to distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot
Present participle for bend and give way under pressure or strain
Present participle for to make use of
Present participle for to mark out and make known
Present participle for to use or expend, especially carelessly or wastefully
(of an abstract quality) Present participle for to assign to someone or something
Present participle for to adapt
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