transitive. To unite as in marriage. To attach (a person, his thoughts, etc.) indissolubly by affection to something. Chiefly in passive, to be…

transitive. To dedicate or devote (one's body, mind, talents, etc.) to an occupation, activity, or object. Now rare and archaic.

transferred and figurative. In moral or intellectual sense: To render (a person) a ‘slave’ to passion, habit, superstition, etc.