devote to
phrasal verb
devoted to; devoting to; devotes to
: to decide that (something) will be used for (a special purpose) : to use (time, money, energy, attention, etc.) for (something)
They devote an hour every day to worship.
Some of the money they raise will be devoted to repairing the church's roof.
The magazine will devote an entire issue to this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Major chunks of each episode are devoted to Game of Thrones–style palace intrigue, with Queen Eleanor (Connie Nielsen) conscripting Marian into spy service.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
Michigan, North Carolina and Oregon have the most land devoted to Christmas tree farms.
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Hell, there are now entire Instagram meme pages devoted to this alone.
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As local television news divisions have shrunk and as local and regional newspapers have done the same — or ceased operations entirely — the press corps devoted to covering governors (and state legislatures) in America’s 50 capital cities has followed suit.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Devote to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devote%20to. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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