Expend vs Devote - What's the difference?
expend | devote | Related terms |
(label) to consume, exhaust (some resource)
* , King Henry VI Part 2 , act 3, scene 1:
to spend, disburse
To give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter.
* Grew
* Gray
To consign over; to doom.
To execrate; to curse.
Expend is a related term of devote.
As a verb expend
is (label) to consume, exhaust (some resource).As an adjective devote is
.expend
English
Verb
(en verb)- If my death might make this island happy
- I would expend it with all willingness.
devote
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Verb
(devot)- They devoted their lives to following Jesus Christ.
- I devoted this afternoon to repainting my study, and nothing will get in my way.
- They devoted themselves unto all wickedness.
- a leafless and simple branch devoted to the purpose of climbing
- to devote one to destruction
- The city was devoted to the flames.
