devove

English

Etymology

See devote.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈvəʊv/

Verb

devove (third-person singular simple present devoves, present participle devoving, simple past and past participle devoved)

1. (obsolete) To devote.
   • 1656, Abraham Cowley, Davideis:

     Twas his own son, whom God and mankind lov'd , His own victorious son , that he devov'd

References

• “devove”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

dēvovē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dēvoveō