de·vote (d-vt)
tr.v. de·vot·ed, de·vot·ing, de·votes
1. To give or apply (one's time, attention, or self) entirely to a particular activity, pursuit, cause, or person.
2. To set apart for a specific purpose or use: land devoted to mining.
3. To set apart by or as if by a vow or solemn act; consecrate: a temple devoted to Apollo.
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[Latin dvovre, dvt-, to vow : d-, de- + vovre, to vow.]
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de·votement n.
Synonyms: devote, dedicate, consecrate, pledge
These verbs mean to give to a particular end and especially to a higher purpose. Devote implies faithfulness and loyalty: Nurses devote themselves to the care of the sick.
Dedicate connotes a solemn, often formal commitment: "To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes" (Woodrow Wilson).
Consecrate suggests sacred commitment: His entire life is consecrated to science.
To pledge is to back a personal commitment by a solemn promise: "I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people" (Franklin D. Roosevelt).
re·peat (r-pt rpt)
v. re·peat·ed, re·peat·ing, re·peats
v.tr.
1. To say again: repeat a question.
2. To utter in duplication of another's utterance.
3. To recite from memory.
4. To tell to another.
5. To do, experience, or produce again: repeat past successes.
6. To express (oneself) in the same way or words: repeats himself constantly.
v.intr.
1. To do or say something again.
2. To commit the fraudulent offense of voting more than once in a single election.
n.
1. An act of repeating.
2. Something repeated, as an interval in athletic training.
3. A broadcast of a television or radio program that has been previously broadcast; a rerun.
4. Music
a. A passage or section that is repeated.
b. A sign usually consisting of two vertical dots, indicating a passage to be repeated.
adj.
Of, relating to, or being something that repeats or is repeated: a repeat offender; a repeat performance of the play.
lei·sure (lzhr, lzhr)
n.
Freedom from time-consuming duties, responsibilities, or activities.
Idiom:
at (one's) leisure
When one has free time; at one's convenience: I'll return the call at my leisure.
Noun 1. leisure time - time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him little leisure"
leisure
free time, spare time - time that is free from duties or responsibilities
time off - a time period when you are not required to work; "he requested time off to attend his grandmother's funeral"
holiday, vacation - leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"
playday, playtime - time for play or diversion
cul·ti·vate
tr.v. cul·ti·vat·ed, cul·ti·vat·ing, cul·ti·vates
1.
a. To improve and prepare (land), as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; till.
b. To loosen or dig soil around (growing plants).
2. To grow or tend (a plant or crop).
3. To promote the growth of (a biological culture).
4. To nurture; foster. See Synonyms at nurture.
5. To form and refine, as by education.
6. To seek the acquaintance or goodwill of; make friends with.
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[Medieval Latin cultvre, cultvt-, from cultvus, tilled, from Latin cultus, past participle of colere, to till; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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culti·vata·ble adj.
note·wor·thy
adj. note·wor·thi·er, note·wor·thi·est
Deserving notice or attention; notable: a noteworthy advance in cancer research.
Synonyms
remarkable, interesting, important, significant, extraordinary, outstanding, exceptional, notable
Antonyms
normal, ordinary, pedestrian, commonplace, insignificant, unremarkable, run-of-the-mill, unexceptional
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noteworthi·ly adv.
noteworthi·ness n.
in hand
1. In one's possession: arrived with the contract in hand.
2. Under control: kept the tense situation in hand.
3. Under consideration: gave her attention to the matter in hand.
4. In preparation or process: With the work finally in hand, we began to see progress.
5. Sports Remaining to be played by one team but not by another: Their team is ahead in the standings, but our team has two games in hand.
on hand
1. Present; available: Are there enough people on hand to hold a meeting?
2. About to happen; imminent; What is on hand for this evening?
to hand
1. Nearby.
2. In one's possession.
al·be·it conjunction ȯl-ˈbē-ət, al-
Definition of ALBEIT
: conceding the fact that : even though : although
Examples of ALBEIT
She appeared on the show, albeit briefly.
It was an amazing computer, albeit expensive.
… living a modest life as an editor wasn't as appealing as living in the grand style, albeit as someone else's valet. —Leslie Bennetts, Vanity Fair, Sept. 2000
As created during the Depression by a promoter named Leo Seltzer, roller derby was the first sport in which men and women competed on the same team, albeit on a separate-but-equal basis, alternating periods on the track. —Frank Deford, New York Times Magazine, 4 Jan. 1998
… customers seemed generally cheery, albeit some were more cautious than others … —Cynthia Clark, Publishers Weekly, 26 Jan. 1998
But suppose the life were in many ways a mess, albeit a fascinating, courageous, picturesque and emotionally intense mess … —Diane Ackerman, New York Times Book Review, 23 Aug. 1987