devote something/yourself to something/someone
Definition
› to give your time or effort completely to something you believe in or to a person, or to use a particular amount of time or energy doing something: He devoted his life to serving his family, friends, and neighbors. Over half his speech was devoted to the issue of saving Social Security.
(Definition of devote something/yourself to something/someone from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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devoted adj
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devotee n
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devotion n SUPPORT
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