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devoving

devoving is the present participle and gerund of devove.

Meaning of devove

Verb

devove (third-person singular simple present devoves, present participle devoving, simple past and past participle devoved)

  1. (obsolete) To devote.
    • Twas his own son, whom God and mankind lov'd , His own victorious son , that he devov'd1656, Abraham Cowley, Davideis

Questions about devoving

What is devoving the present participle and gerund of?
Devoving is the present participle and gerund of devove.

Words near devoving in the dictionary

  1. devoutnesses
  2. devouts
  3. devove
  4. devoved
  5. devoves
  6. devoving
  7. devow
  8. devowed
  9. devowing
  10. devows
  11. Devoy

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