different between devote vs avow
devote
English
Etymology
From Latin d?v?tus, past participle of Latin d?vove? (“dedicate by a vow, sacrifice oneself, promise solemnly”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /d??vo?t/
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??v??t/
- Rhymes: -??t
Verb
devote (third-person singular simple present devotes, present participle devoting, simple past and past participle devoted)
- to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter
- 1678, Obadiah Grew, Meditations Upon Our Saviour's Parable of The Prodigal Son
- He is the Chief of this far Countrey; and to his service, carnal and wicked men devote themselves.
- 1879, Asa Gray, Botanical Text-book
- a leafless and simple branch […] devoted to the purpose of climbing
- 1678, Obadiah Grew, Meditations Upon Our Saviour's Parable of The Prodigal Son
- to consign over; to doom
- to execrate; to curse
Usage notes
- Often used in the past participle form, which has become an adjective. See devoted.
Derived terms
- devotion
Related terms
- devotee
Translations
Adjective
devote (comparative more devote, superlative most devote)
- (obsolete) devoted; addicted; devout
Anagrams
- vetoed
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
devote
- Inflected form of devoot
German
Adjective
devote
- inflection of devot:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
devote
- feminine plural of devoto
Noun
devote f
- plural of devota
Anagrams
- dovete
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /de??u?o?.te/, [d?e??u?o?t??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /de?vo.te/, [d???v??t??]
Participle
d?v?te
- vocative masculine singular of d?v?tus
References
- devote in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- devote in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese
Verb
devote
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of devotar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of devotar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of devotar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of devotar
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avow
English
Etymology
From Middle English avowen, from Old French avouer, from Latin advocare (“to call to, call upon, hence to call as a witness, defender, patron, or advocate”), from ad (“to”) + vocare (“to call”). Doublet of advoke, avouch, and advocate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??va?/
- Rhymes: -a?
Verb
avow (third-person singular simple present avows, present participle avowing, simple past and past participle avowed)
- (transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
- (transitive) To bind or devote by a vow.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wyclif to this entry?)
- (law) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See avowry.
Antonyms
- disavow
Related terms
Translations
Noun
avow
- (obsolete) avowal
- without thy Knowledge and Avow
Further reading
- avow in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- avow in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- avow at OneLook Dictionary Search
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