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Verb devote has 3 senses
- give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
--1 is one way to use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- give, pay, devote - dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
--2 is one way to think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
- devote - set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining"
--3 is one way to reserve
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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