different between devotee vs devote

English

Etymology

devote +? -ee

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?v??ti?/

Noun

devotee (plural devotees)

1. An ardent enthusiast or admirer.

   He was a devotee of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

   a devotee of classical music

2. (religion) A fanatical or zealous believer in a particular religion or god.

   devotees of Krishna

   devotees thronged the temple

3. (slang) Someone with an amputee fetish.

Translations

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)

1. 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

2. to consign over; to doom

3. 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)

1. (obsolete) devoted; addicted; devout

Anagrams

• vetoed

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

devote

1. Inflected form of devoot

German

Adjective

devote

1. inflection of devot:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

devote

1. feminine plural of devoto

Noun

devote f

1. 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

1. 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

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of devotar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of devotar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of devotar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of devotar