devow

D2E1V4O1W4

verb

To give up; to devote.

OriginFrench dévouer ← Latin devovere →
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Meanings

verbdevow (third-person singular simple present devows, present participle devowing, simple past and past participle devowed)

present singular third person devows · participle present devowing · participle past devowed · past devowed

  1. obsoleteTo give up; to devote.
  2. obsoleteTo disavow; to disclaim.

    That should have been for sacred vengeance thrown: Thereto the armies angelic devow'd Their former rage, and all to Mercy bowed;

    1610, Giles Fletcher, Christ's Victorie and Triumph, in Heaven, in Earth, over and after Death

Origin

  1. Latindevovere
  2. Frenchdévouer
  3. Englishdevow

From French dévouer, Latin devovere. Equivalent to de- + vow. Doublet of devote (transitive verb).

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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