Meaning of devoveo | Babel Free
[deːˈwɔ.we.oː]Definitions
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to vow, offer; promise; devote, dedicate conjugation-2, transitive
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to mark out, appoint, destine conjugation-2, transitive
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(poetic) to bewitch, curse (by devoting to the infernal gods) conjugation-2, transitive
Equivalents
Examples
“Spectandus in certāmine Mārtiō dēvōta mortī pectora līberae quantīs fatīgāret ruīnīs […]”
In the contests of Mars he was a sight, the breasts vowed to a free death he shook with so many shocks […]
“Nunc, quō Battiadēs inimīcum dēvovet Ībin,”
Now, with that metre by which Callimachus curses his enemy Ibis, I curse you and your family.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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