devote to
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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UNDOC+Collective is a nationwide network devoted to building knowledge, visibility, and sustainability for undoc+ (formerly or currently undocumented) creatives working across the contemporary art ecosystem.
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News Desk, Artforum, 20 May 2026
Ray 11 carries approximately 11% of the total afferent fibers innervating the star, yet occupies roughly 25% of the primary somatosensory cortex devoted to the star as a whole.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The program involves over 2,600 cops devoted to cooling things down as temperatures on the thermometer rise.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 20 May 2026
On a website devoted to the Fayetteville data center campus project, QTS claims that the project's average daily water use over the past year represents less than 1% of the county water system's total production, citing project data and county production levels.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
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News Desk, Artforum, 20 May 2026
Ray 11 carries approximately 11% of the total afferent fibers innervating the star, yet occupies roughly 25% of the primary somatosensory cortex devoted to the star as a whole.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The program involves over 2,600 cops devoted to cooling things down as temperatures on the thermometer rise.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 20 May 2026
On a website devoted to the Fayetteville data center campus project, QTS claims that the project's average daily water use over the past year represents less than 1% of the county water system's total production, citing project data and county production levels.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
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“Devote to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devote%20to. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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