verb/de.vwe/
to sacrifice, to devote, to dedicate
“Il a dévoué sa vie au service de la science.” — He dedicated his life to the service of science.
Synonyms: consacrer
Related: dévoué, dévouement, redévouer
Inherited from Middle French dévouer, from Old French devoer. By surface analysis, dé- + vouer, based on Latin dēvoveō.