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1 devote
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2 devote o.s. to
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3 devote oneself
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4 devote oneself to
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5 dedicate
• omistaa (jllkn)• omistaa• varata• vihkiä• pyhittää* * *'dedikeit1) (to give up wholly to; to devote to: He dedicated his life to good works.) omistaa2) (to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose: He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife's memory.) pyhittää, vihkiä3) ((of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone: He dedicated the book to his father; She dedicated that song to her friend.) omistaa•- dedication -
6 energy
• toimintatarmo• työtarmo• voima• vireys• energia• elinvoima• sitkeys• puhti• pontevuus• ponnekkuus• ponsitechnology• teho• kestävyys• hanakkuus• tarmokkuus• tarmo* * *'enə‹iplural - energies; noun1) (the ability to act, or the habit of acting, strongly and vigorously: He has amazing energy for his age; That child has too much energy; I must devote my energies to gardening today.) energia2) (the power, eg of electricity, of doing work: electrical energy; nuclear energy.) energia, voima•- energetically -
7 give up
• jättää sikseen• herpaantua• heittää• hellittää• heittää sikseen• hylätä• alistua• antautua• antaa myöten• antaa periksi• päästää• resignoitua• keskeyttää• kieltäytyä• jättää• taipua• lakata• luopua jostakin• luopua kruunusta• lopettaa• luopua• luovuttaa* * *1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) lopettaa2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) luopua3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) luovuttaa, antautua4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) omistaa5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) pitää jonakin -
8 hermit
• erakko• erakkoluonne* * *'hə:mit(a person who lives alone, especially to devote himself to religion.) erakko- hermit crab
См. также в других словарях:
devote — 1 Devote, dedicate, consecrate, hallow mean to set apart something or less often someone for a particular use or end. Devote often implies a giving up or setting apart because of motives almost as impelling as those that demand a vow {devotes her … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Devote — De*vote , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devoted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devoting}.] [L. devotus, p. p. of devovere; de + vovere to vow. See {Vow}, and cf. {Devout}, {Devow}.] 1. To appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicate by a solemn act; to consecrate;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
devote — I verb allot, apply, apportion, appropriate, assign, attend, be absorbed in, be attentive, be engrossed in, concentrate, concern, consecrare, consecrate, contemplate, dedere, dedicate, devovere, direct attention, focus, give attention, heed,… … Law dictionary
devote — [di vōt′] vt. devoted, devoting [< L devotus, pp. of devovere, to dedicate by vow < de , from + vovere, to vow: see VOTE] 1. to set apart for a special use or service; dedicate 2. to give up (oneself or one s time, energy, etc.) to some… … English World dictionary
devote — ► VERB (devote to) ▪ give (time or resources) to. ORIGIN originally in the sense «dedicate formally, consecrate»: from Latin devovere consecrate … English terms dictionary
Devote — De*vote , a. [L. devotus, p. p.] Devoted; addicted; devout. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Devote — De*vote , n. A devotee. [Obs.] Sir E. Sandys. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
devote attention to — index consider, observe (watch) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
devote oneself — index adhere (maintain loyalty) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
devote oneself to — index address (direct attention to), concern (care), discharge (perform), labor, peruse, ply … Law dictionary
devote thought to — index ponder Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
