devote
/dɪˈvəʊt/verb
with obj.
1
devote something to
give all or a large part of one's time or resources to (a person, activity, or cause)将（时间, 精力）用于（人, 活动, 事业）上; 尽心竭力于…：I wanted to devote more time to my family
我希望把更多的时间花在家人身上
she devoted herself to fund-raising.
她全身心投入筹集资金的工作。
2
- archaic invoke or pronounce a curse upon〈古〉降祸于; 诅咒。
词源
late 16th cent. （in the sense 'dedicate formally， consecrate'）： from Latin devot- 'consecrated'， from the verb devovere, from de- 'formally' + vovere 'to vow'.