vouer
Meaning
- to vow
- (transitive) to devote (+ à to)
- (reflexive) to devote oneself, to be devoted
Concepts
Synonyms
faire voeu de
faire don (de)
Translations
adamak
consagrar
widmen
consacrare
consagrar
wijden
consagrarFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vwe/
Etymology
In summary
From Old French voer, vuer, from Late Latin vōtāre, denominal from vōtum; hence equivalent to vœu + -er. Doublet of voter (from English). Compare also Italian votare, Spanish and Portuguese votar.
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