devote to
phrasal verbdevote something to something
- to give an amount of time, attention, etc. to something
- I could only devote two hours a day to the work.
- The amount of time devoted to leisure is dropping.
Extra Examples- He devoted a lifetime to working with children.
- She devoted all her attention to her mother.
- Most companies devote resources to quality control and product testing.
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