"devow" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: devows [present, singular, third-person], devowing [participle, present], devowed [participle, past], devowed [past]
Etymology: From French dévouer, Latin devovere. Equivalent to de- + vow. Doublet of devote (transitive verb). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁wegʷʰ-}}, {{uder|en|fr|dévouer}} French dévouer, {{uder|en|la|devovere}} Latin devovere, {{prefix|en|de|vow}} de- + vow, {{doublet|en|devote|pos1=transitive verb}} Doublet of devote (transitive verb) Head templates: {{en-verb}} devow (third-person singular simple present devows, present participle devowing, simple past and past participle devowed)
  1. (obsolete) To give up; to devote. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-devow-en-verb-xdONj8R3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 84 16 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
  2. (obsolete) To disavow; to disclaim. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-devow-en-verb-1XXdVVyw

Inflected forms

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