redevotev.
/ˌriːdᵻˈvəʊt/, U.S. /ˌridəˈvoʊt/, /ˌridiˈvoʊt/ transitive. To devote again to someone or something; (reflexive) to devote (oneself) again to.
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a1711 T. Ken Hymnarium 68 in Wks. (1721) II. To thee I re-devote my Heart.
1940 Times 17 Aug. 3/3 He has long wished to resign in order to redevote his energies to the leadership of Elanto—the Finnish Labour Cooperative Movement.
1958 C. Oman David Garrick xiv. 370 His tormentor replied, after five weeks, that when he had leisure, he would re-devote himself to Roscius.
1993 A. B. Brook Hard Way xlii. 242 He was really a journalist, he wrote, who wanted to redevote himself to newspaper work.
2006 J. Roberts Friends to this Ground iv. 144 He redevoted his full attention to her.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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