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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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L&S Lewis & Short (2)
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Text provided under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license by the Perseus Digital Library, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Digitized from Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary (1879). Data originally from PerseusDL/lexica and accessed from github.com/nkprasad12/lexica.
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• dēvōtē, adv., devotedly, faithfully, v. devoveo, P. a. fin.
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dēvōtē: adverbial

dēvōte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg

• dē-vŏvĕo, vōvi, vōtum, 2, v. a.
  1. I. To vow, devote (usually to a deity).
    1. A. Prop. (class.): Marti ea, quae bello ceperint, Caes. B. G. 6, 17, 3; so, Dianae pulcherrimum, Cic. Off. 3, 25, 95: gnatam pro muta agna, Hor. S. 2, 3, 219 et saep.; esp. freq.: se diis, or simply se, to devote one's self to death, to sacrifice one's self, Cic. N. D. 2, 3 fin.; id. Fin. 2, 19, 61: se pro aere alieno, in jesting allusion to the death of the Decii, id. Phil. 11, 6, 13: se pro patria Quiritibusque Romanis, Liv. 5, 41, 3; id. 8, 9; 9, 4; Verg. A. 12, 234: devota vita, Cic. Par. 1, 2, 12; cf.: devotis corporibus in hostem ruentes, Liv. 9, 17: ancipiti deum irae devotus, id. 10, 39: hinc Remus auspicio se devovet, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107: devota morti pectora, Hor. Od. 4, 14, 18; cf. without morti: stabat devota juventus, Luc. 4, 533: caput pro salute alicujus, Val. Max. 6, 2, extr. 2 et saep.—
    2. B. Transf., to devote, give up, attach (rarely): vobis animam hanc devovi, Verg. A. 11, 442; cf.: suos annos soli tibi, Ov. M. 14, 683; esp.: se, to give one's self up to, devote one's self to: se amicitiae alicujus, Caes. B. G. 3, 22, 2; cf.: se gloriae, Curt. 9, 6 fin.: se regibus, Sall. Hist. Fragm. 1, 73.—
    3. C. To promise solemnly, vow; with inf. or obj. clause (late Lat.): qui se devoverunt, nec manducare nec bibere, Vulg. Act. 23, 21: totam vitam suam serviturum se esse devovit, August. Serm. 286, 4; Gregor. M. Homil. 1, 19, 7.—
    4. D. To mark out, destine, appoint: exspectatione omnium T. Annio devota et constituta ista hostia esse videtur, Cic. Harusp. Resp. 3, 6.—
  2. II. Qs. to devote to the infernal gods, i. e. to curse, to execrate (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose—for syn. cf. detestor): aliquem, Nep. Alcib. 4, 5: natum suum (Theseus), Ov. F. 6, 738: se ipse, Quint. 5, 6, 2: scelerata arma, Ov. M. 5, 102: suas artes, id. ib. 8, 234: devota arbos, Hor. Od. 3, 4, 27: devoti sanguinis aetas, id. Epod. 16, 9 et saep.; v. such a form of imprecation in Macr. S. 3, 9.—
  3. III. To bewitch by conjurations (poet.): aliquem carminibus, pollentibus herbis, Tib. 1, 8, 18: aliquem trajectis lanis, Ov. Am. 3, 7, 80; cf.: devota veneno corpora, id. ib. 3, 7, 27. —Hence, dēvōtus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to no. I. B.).
    1. A. Devoted to any one, i. e. attached, faithful (post-Aug.): ni tibi deditus essem Devotusque cliens, Juv. 9, 72; so with deditus, Sen. Ben. 3, 5: devotissimus alicui, Suet. Caes. 67 fin.; cf. Sen. Ben. 5, 17; and: DEVOTISSIMVS NVMINI MAIESTATIQVE EIVS, Inscr. Orell. 859; and so in comp., Claud. B. Gild. 289: animus alicui devotus, Tiber. ap. Suet. Tib. 67: equester ordo scenae harenaeque devotus, id. Calig. 30.—Poet.: devotae in externa proelia dextrae, ready for, Luc. 3, 311.—Subst.: cum DC devotis, quos illi Soldurios appellant, with six hundred faithful followers, Caes. B. G. 3, 22, 1. —
    2. B. In Christian authors, pious, devout: Roma Deo, Prud. adv. Symm. 2 fin.: filia Christo, Hier. Ep. 108, 2: jejunia, Aus. Idyll. 1, 2; so, obedient to authority, Cassiod. Varr. 2, 16.—
    3. C. Like deditus, given to, abandoned to a habit or thing (rare): vino, Phaedr. 4, 5, 6.—Adv.: dēvōtē, devotedly, faithfully: devote ac strenue, Cod. Th. 6, 24, 10.—Sup.: Deo devotissime serviamus, Lact. 6, 9 fin.; Aug. Ep. 86 fin.
GAF Gaffiot (2)
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Félix Gaffiot, Dictionnaire illustré latin-français (1934). Digital data kindly provided by gaffiot.fr.
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• dēvōtē (devotus), adv., avec dévouement : Cod. Th. 6, 24, 10 || dévotement : Aug. Conf. 8, 1 || devotissime Lact. Inst. 6, 9, 24.
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dēvōtē: adverbial

dēvōte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg

• dēvŏvĕō, vōvī, vōtum, ēre, tr.,
1. vouer, dédier, consacrer : aliquid Dianæ Cic. Off. 3, 95, consacrer qqch. à Diane ; se diis devovere Cic. Nat. 2, 10 ; se devovere Cic. Div. 1, 51, se dévouer, s'offrir en sacrifice [aux dieux infernaux], cf. Domo 145 ; Liv. 5, 41, 3 || [fig.] vobis animam hanc soceroque Latino devovi Virg. En. 11, 442, je vous ai consacré ma vie ainsi qu'à Latinus mon beau-père ; se amicitiæ alicujus Cæs. G. 3, 22, 3, vouer son amitié à qqn.
2. dévouer aux dieux infernaux, maudire : postquam audivit Eumolpidas sacerdotes a populo coactos, ut se devoverent Nep. Alc. 4, 5, quand il apprit que le peuple avait forcé les prêtres eumolpides à le maudire ; devota arbos Hor. O. 3, 4, 27, arbre maudit
3. soumettre à des enchantements, à des sortilèges, ensorceler : num te carminibus devovit anus Tib. 1, 8, 18, une vieille t'a-t-elle ensorcelé par des formules magiques, cf. Ov. Am. 3, 7, 80. ➳ fut. antér. devoro = devovero Acc. Tr. 15 || forme de la 3e conj. devovunt Ps. Cypr. Aleat. 9.
GES Gesner (2)
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Johann Matthias Gesner, Novus Linguae et Eruditionis Romanae Thesaurus (1749). Transcribed by the team of Dr. Wilhelm Kühlmann from Heidelberg University; accessed via latin-dict.github.io.
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DEVOTE Adu. Compar. Ambros. Serm. 84 p. 383. Superl. Lactant. 2, 6 extr. Augustin. Ep. 86 fin: Ambros. Serm. 17 de Cal. Ian. p. 298.
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dēvōtē: adverbial

dēvōte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg

DEVOVEO oui, otum, ere. [κατεύχομαι, καταράομαι] Destinare, consecrare, vouere. […]
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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• devote:
    1. I. To consecrate:
      1. 1. dēvŏveo, vōvi, vōtum, 2: to d. the most beautiful thing to Diana, Dianae pulcherrimum d., Cic.
      2. 2. dĭco, 1: v. to dedicate.
      3. 3. sacro, consecro, 1: v. to consecrate.
      4. 4. ăddīco, dixi, dictum, 3: all the lands he d.d to the goddess, agros omnes Deae addixit, Vell.
    2. II. To doom:
      1. 1. dēvŏveo, 2: to d. oneself for the republic's sake, se pro republica d., Cic.: Liv.
      2. 2. vŏveo, 2: to d. their own lives for the safety of their country, sua capita pro salute patriae v., Cic.
      3. 3. destĭno, 1: to d. any one to death, aliquem ad mortem (morti) d., Liv.: v. to doom.
      4. 4. consecro, 1: by this blood I d. you to destruction, te tuumque caput hoc sanguine c., Liv.
    3. III. To give up:
      1. 1. dēdo, dĭdi, dĭtum: to which we should entirely d. ourselves, cui nos totos d. debemus, Cic.: I d. myself to letters, litteris me dedo, Cic.
      2. 2. confĕro, tŭli, lātum, 3: to d. all one's time to doing something, omne tempus ad aliquid (faciendum) c., Cic.: to d. the spoils of war to the decoration of the city, praedas in urbis ornamenta c., Cic.: v. to bestow.
      3. 3. impendo, di, sum, 3: to d. two years to the composition of books, biennium libris componendis im., Quint.: Tac.
      4. 4. applĭco, 1: v. to apply (oneself).
      5. 5. dēvŏveo, 2 (v. rare in this sense): Curt.
      6. 6. stŭdeo, ui, 2 (intrans.: to d. oneself: with dat.): to d. oneself to increasing one's patrimony, patrimonio augendo st., Cic.: to d. oneself to letters, literis st., Cic.
      7. 7. incumbo, cŭbui, cŭbĭtum, 3 (lit., to lean upon; hence put forth an effort: with ad, in. and acc.; also dat.): to d. one's efforts to manning a fleet, ad parandam classem in., Hirt.: Cic.: he d.d himself to proposing laws, legibus rogandis incubuit, Flor.: to d. oneself to a cause, in causam in., Cic.: Caes.: to this point let the orator d. himself, huc incumbat orator, Quint.: also with ut and subj.: Appius d.d himself to getting them to appoint him consul, Appius incubuit ut se consulem dicerent, Liv.
      8. 8. inservio, 4 (with dat.: to d. oneself with earnestness and effort): to d. oneself to an art, arti ins., Cic.
      9. 9. dēservio, 4 (intens. of preceding): to d. oneself to good men, bonis viris d., Cic. Phr.: to d. oneself to speaking with all possible zeal, ad dicendum studio omni niti, Cic.
R&A Riddle & Arnold (1)
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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• DEVOTE
  • Set apart by a religious vow, devovere (e.g., aliquid Deo, Caes.): dicare: dedicare: sacrare: consecrare [SYN. in CONSECRATE]: addicere (by a decree; e.g., agros omnes deae, Velleius).
  • More generally, to give up to any object, devovere (by a solemn vow of the person making the offer; e.g., se amicitiae alicujus, Caes.; se gloriae, Curt.; annos suos tibi soli, Ov.): dicare (appropriate it to, etc.; e.g., hunc totum diem tibi, Cic.): dedere (to give up wholly; e.g., operam tibi).
  • To mark out a person etc., for something evil, devovere (to devote to the infernal gods; e.g. natum suum): destinare aliquem alicui rei or (better in prose) ad aliquid (e.g., aliquem arae, Verg.; aliquem ad mortem, Liv.): addicere (to give up by a formal decision; e.g., Galliam perpetuae servituti, Caes.; aliquem morti, Cic.).
  • To set apart anything with the intention of employing it for a particular purpose, seponere (to put it aside for; e.g., pecuniam ad or in aliquid; ad fanum [sc. ornandum], Cic.; in aedificationem templi, Liv.): destinare aliquid alicui rei or ad aliquid (to intend it for; e.g., domos publicis usibus, Velleius; quartum diem cibo): designare ad aliquid (mark it out for). To DEVOTE ONESELF. To give one’s self up to. (α) To a person, devovere se alicui or alicujus amicitiae (Caes.): dedere se (totum) alicui (Cic.): addicere se alicui (e.g., senatui, Cic.): dicare se alicui (Cic.): applicare so ad amicitiam alicujus (Cic.) or ad aliquem (Varr.): totum se alicui tradere. (β) To a pursuit, etc., se dare, dedere or tradere alicui rei: studere alicui rei: alicujus rei studiosum esse, dedere se studio alicujus rei (e.g., eloquentiae, citharae): operam dare or navare (☞ in Silver Age also studium dare) alicui rei: operam ponere, studium collocare in re; operam conferre in aliquid; adhibere studium ad aliquid or curam et diligentiam in re (to apply pains, endeavour, diligence to anything): colere aliquid, incumbere ad aliquid or in aliquid (☞ alicui rei is unclassical; to pursue anything diligently): inservire alicui rei (to make one’s self the slave of anything); elaborare in re (to use great exertions to produce something); agere, also sequi aliquid (to give one’s self up especially to anything); se conferre ad aliquid or ad studium alicujus rei; se applicare ad aliquid or ad studium quoddam (to turn one’s careful attention to a thing; to begin to pursue it attentively) [☞ vacare rei, in this sense, is not Latin]: to devote one’s self no longer to a thing, omittere studium alicujus rei (e.g., sapientiae): to devote one’s self entirely to anything, totum se conferre ad studium alicujus rei; totum et mente et animo in aliquid insistere; ponere totum animum et diligentiam in re; omni cogitatione et cura in aliquid incumbere; omni studio eniti ad aliquid (e.g., ad dicendum): to devote one’s self to one thing only, in una re quasi tabernaculum suae vitae collocare (Cic., De Or, 3, 20, 78): to devote one’s self entirely to the investigation of one subject, totum se in aliqua re exquirenda collocare: to devote onself to litterature, litteris studere; litterarum or doctrinarum esse studiosum; litterarum studio se dedere or tradere; elaborare in litteris; ad litterarum studium or ad doctrinae studia se conferre; ad litteras incumbere (☞ On the contrary, studiis vacare = not to pursue the sciences; Vid: Cic., De Or., 3, 11, 43): to devote one’s self to philosophy, ad studium philosophiae se conferre (☞ on the contrary, philosophiae vacare = to have leisure to pursue philosophy; Cic., De Divin., 1, 6, 11): to devote one’s self to an art, arti se dedere; artem amplecti: to devote one’s self entirely to music, penitus se dedere musicis: to devote one’s self to virtue, virtutem sequi or amplexari: to devote one’s self to pleasure, voluptatibus se tradere or se dedere. ☞ Devovere se alicui rei is found occasionally; e.g., devovere se amicitiae alicujus, Cic.; se gloriae, Curt.; but must be used carefully. (γ) To sacrifice one’s self to any cause, etc.; to devote one’s self to death, se offerre ad mortem: se devovere (to the infernal gods); for anybody, pro aliquo; for one’s country, vitam suam totam patriae dedere; victimam se praebere reipublicae; pro salute patriae caput suum vovere: to devote myself and all that I possess to the cause of my country, se suasque fortunas pro incolumitate patriae devovere; se suamque vitam reipublicae condonare. Vid: To SACRIFICE ONE’S SELF.