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devote: When you devote yourself to something, such as helping the homeless or being the best student you can be, you spend a lot of time and put forth a lot of effort doing it.
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devoted: Consecrated to a purpose; strongly attached; zealous; devout; as, a devoted admirer
devotedly: doing in a faithful or loyal way
devotee: One who is wholly devoted; esp. , one given wholly to religion; one who is superstitiously given to religious duties and ceremonies; a bigot
devotion: The act of devoting; consecration
devout: Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious
votary: Consecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow; devoted; promised
vote: To express or signify the mind, will, or preference, either viva voce, or by ballot, or by other authorized means, as in electing persons to office, in passing laws, regulations, etc. , or in deciding on any proposition in which one has an interest with others.
voter: One who votes; one who has a legal right to vote, or give his suffrage; an elector; a suffragist; as, an independent voter
voting: a. & n. from Vote, v
votive: Given by vow, or in fulfillment of a vow; consecrated by a vow; devoted; as, votive offerings; a votive tablet
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