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"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "vie"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "hellige"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "tilegne"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "wijden"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "toewijden"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "omistaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "pyhittää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "omistautua"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "consacrer"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "vouer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "consagrar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "widmen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "afieróno",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "αφιερώνω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "kathieróō",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "καθιερόω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hikdísh",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "הקדיש"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "szán"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "áldoz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "szentel"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "tabhair"
},
{
"alt": "こる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "koru",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "凝る"
},
{
"code": "ltg",
"lang": "Latgalian",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "paškiert"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "addīcō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "dēvoveō"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "veltīt"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "whakaū"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "whakaihi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "kiriwhakauka"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "poświęcać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "poświęcić"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "angażować"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zaangażować"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "devotar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "posvjaščátʹ",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "посвяща́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "posvjatítʹ",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "посвяти́ть"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "coisrig"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "dedicar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "hänge"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "ägna"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "adamak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prysvjáčuvaty",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "присвя́чувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prydiljáty",
"sense": "to commit for a certain matter",
"word": "приділя́ти"
}
],
"word": "devote"
}
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"English adjectives",
"English doublets",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English terms borrowed from Latin",
"English terms derived from Latin",
"English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁wegʷʰ-",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English verbs",
"Rhymes:English/əʊt",
"Rhymes:English/əʊt/2 syllables"
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"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*h₁wegʷʰ-"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "dēvōtus"
},
"expansion": "Latin dēvōtus",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "dēvoveō",
"t": "dedicate by a vow, sacrifice oneself, promise solemnly"
},
"expansion": "Latin dēvoveō (“dedicate by a vow, sacrifice oneself, promise solemnly”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "devow"
},
"expansion": "Doublet of devow",
"name": "doublet"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "devout"
},
"expansion": "devout",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "ēstful"
},
"expansion": "Middle English ēstful",
"name": "ncog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "ēstful"
},
"expansion": "Old English ēstful",
"name": "ncog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Latin dēvōtus, past participle of Latin dēvoveō (“dedicate by a vow, sacrifice oneself, promise solemnly”). Doublet of devow; see also devout. Displaced native Middle English ēstful, from Old English ēstful.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more devote",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most devote",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
"expansion": "devote (comparative more devote, superlative most devote)",
"name": "en-adj"
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with obsolete senses"
],
"glosses": [
"devoted; addicted; devout"
],
"links": [
[
"addicted",
"addicted"
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[
"devout",
"devout"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete) devoted; addicted; devout"
],
"tags": [
"obsolete"
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}
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{
"ipa": "/dɪˈvoʊt/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/dɪˈvəʊt/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-əʊt"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-devote.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/12/En-us-devote.ogg/En-us-devote.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/En-us-devote.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
],
"word": "devote"
}
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