devoted
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/dɪˈvəʊtəd/(UK)
Definition of devoted
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
- (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of devote
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verb
- (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of devote
adj
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Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.
“He describes the operation thus: "The heavy ram employed to impart the finishing strokes, hoisted up with double purchase and snail's pace to the summit of the Piling Engine, and then falling down like a thunderbolt on the head of the devoted timber, driving it perhaps a single half inch in to the stratum below, is well calculated to put to the test the virtue of patience, while it illustrates the old adage of—slow and sure."”
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Strongly emotionally attached; very fond of someone or something.
“Bob and Sara are devoted to their children.”
- Zealous; characterized by devotion.
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(obsolete)Cursed; doomed.
“The attendance of that brother was now become like the attendance of a demon on some devoted being that had sold himself to destruction […]”
“The feelings of the crew now burst forth in the most extravagant transports. They had recently considered themselves devoted men, hurrying forwards to destruction; they now looked upon themselves as favorites of fortune, and gave themselves up to the most unbounded joy.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From devote + -ed.
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