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† deˈvove, v. Obs.
[ad. L. dēvovēre to vow or devote, f. de- I. 2 + vovēre to vow.]
trans. To devote. Hence † deˈvoved ppl. a., devoted.
1567Drant Horace's Epist., Julius Florus C vj, I haue againste your home comminge A long deuoued cowe Which graseth here..And fattes her selfe for you. 1618Bolton Florus i. xiii. (1636) 37 Such of the Senatours, as had borne highest offices..devove themselves, for their Country's safty, to the gods infernall. 1656Cowley Davideis iv. 1063 'Twas his own Son..that he devov'd. 1808J. Barlow Columb. iii. 852 Receive, dread Powers (since I can slay no more), My last glad victim, this devoved gore. |