Corporate English
Dictionaries
About us
App
Sign up
ES
Grab your gift
Blog
Dictionaries
Synonyms Antonyms
Devote
Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word
administrator
surge
blast
billion
drop
Devote
/dɪˈvəʊt/
To commit one's time, energy, or resources entirely to a task, project, or person.
Synonyms:
dedicate
commit
allocate
assign
pledge
Antonyms:
neglect
ignore
overlook
abandon
Examples:
I
devote
time to my studies every day.
They
devoted
their lives to helping the community.
Etymology:
Derived from the Latin word
devotus
, the past participle of
devovere
, meaning
to vow completely
.
De-
indicates down or wholly, while
votum
means vow.
Usage Statistics:
18 mentions per 1 million words
Often
Hint:
Frequency according to COCA
Formal Synonyms
Informal Synonyms
© 2026 Lithium Lab Pte Ltd