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devote | attribute |

As an adjective devote

is .

As a noun attribute is

.

devote

English

Verb

(devot)
  • To give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter.
    • They devoted their lives to following Jesus Christ.
    I devoted this afternoon to repainting my study, and nothing will get in my way.
  • * Grew
    • They devoted themselves unto all wickedness.
  • * Gray
    • a leafless and simple branch devoted to the purpose of climbing
  • To consign over; to doom.
    • to devote one to destruction
    The city was devoted to the flames.
  • To execrate; to curse.

    • Usage notes

    * Often used in the past participle form, which has become an adjective. See devoted.

    Derived terms

    * devotion

    Related terms

    * devotee

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Devoted; addicted; devout.
    • (Milton)

    Anagrams

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    attribute

    English

    (wikipedia attribute)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A characteristic or quality of a thing.
    • His finest attribute is his kindness.
  • (grammar) A word that qualifies a noun.
    • In the clause "My jacket is more expensive than yours", "My" is the attribute of "jacket".
  • (computing) The applicable option selection; a variable or a value.
    • This packet has its coherency attribute set to zero.
  • (logic) That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
  • (computing, programming) A semantic item with which a method, etc. may be decorated.
    • There are some more implementations which use C
  • attribute s to define custom attributes specific to the AOP engine. Then the classes that need to be intercepted will be decorated with these custom attributes.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    () * attributeness * relational attribute

    Related terms

    () * attributive

    Verb

    (attribut)
  • To ascribe (something) (to) a given cause, reason etc.
  • * Archbishop Tillotson
    • We attribute nothing to God that hath any repugnancy or contradiction in it.
  • * Shakespeare
    • The merit of service is seldom attributed to the true and exact performer.
  • * 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 278:
    • H?kim's atypical actions should not be attributed to Islam as much as to insanity, which eventually led him to proclaim himself as Allah, whereupon he was murdered by outraged fellow Muslims.
  • To associate ownership or authorship of (something) (to) someone.
    • This poem is attributed to Browning.

    Derived terms

    () * attributable * attribution

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