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- English Word Devoid Definition To empty out; to remove.
- English Word Devoid Definition Void; empty; vacant.
- English Word Devoid Definition Destitute; not in possession; -- with of; as, devoid of sense; devoid of pity or of pride.
- English Word Devoir Definition Duty; service owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; -- now usually in the plural; as, they paid their devoirs to the ladies.
- English Word Devolute Definition To devolve.
- English Word Devolution Definition The act of rolling down.
- English Word Devolution Definition Transference from one person to another; a passing or devolving upon a successor.
- English Word Devolve Definition To roll onward or downward; to pass on.
- English Word Devolve Definition To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over; to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or into.
- English Word Devolve Definition To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over or down; -- generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into; as, after the general fell, the command devolved upon (or on) the next officer in rank.
- English Word Devolved Definition of Devolve
- English Word Devolvement Definition The act or process of devolving;; devolution.
- English Word Devolving Definition of Devolve
- English Word Devon Definition One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in the country of Devon, England. Those of pure blood have a deep red color. The small, longhorned variety, called North Devons, is distinguished by the superiority of its working oxen.
- English Word Devonian Definition Of or pertaining to Devon or Devonshire in England; as, the Devonian rocks, period, or system.
- English Word Devonian Definition The Devonian age or formation.
- English Word Devoration Definition The act of devouring.
- English Word Devotary Definition A votary.
- English Word Devote Definition To appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicate by a solemn act; to consecrate; also, to consign over; to doom; to evil; to devote one to destruction; the city was devoted to the flames.
- English Word Devote Definition To execrate; to curse.
- English Word Devote Definition To give up wholly; to addict; to direct the attention of wholly or compound; to attach; -- often with a reflexive pronoun; as, to devote one's self to science, to one's friends, to piety, etc.
- English Word Devote Definition Devoted; addicted; devout.
- English Word Devote Definition A devotee.
- English Word Devoted Definition of Devote
- English Word Devoted Definition Consecrated to a purpose; strongly attached; zealous; devout; as, a devoted admirer.
- English Word Devotee Definition One who is wholly devoted; esp., one given wholly to religion; one who is superstitiously given to religious duties and ceremonies; a bigot.
- English Word Devotement Definition The state of being devoted, or set apart by a vow.
- English Word Devoter Definition One who devotes; a worshiper.
- English Word Devoting Definition of Devote
- English Word Devotion Definition The act of devoting; consecration.