1. Use entirely for a specific person, activity, or cause
   "devote one's talents to a good cause";
   - give, dedicate, consecrate, commit
    
2. Dedicate
   "devote thought to";
   - give, pay
    
3. Set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use
   "this land was devoted to mining"

Derived forms: devoting, devotes, devoted

Type of: apply, cerebrate, cogitate, employ, reserve, think, use, utilise [Brit], utilize

Encyclopedia: Devote