donate
American Heritage Dictionary:
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do·nate
(dō'nāt', dō-nāt') 
v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates. v.tr.
To make a contribution to a fund or cause.
v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates. v.tr.
- To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute.
- Medicine. To provide (blood, tissue, or an organ) for transfusion, implantation, or transplant.
- Chemistry. To provide (an electron or atom, for example) for combination with an acceptor.
To make a contribution to a fund or cause.
[Back-formation from DONATION.]
donator do'na·tor n.
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meaning 'to give (money etc.) voluntarily', is a back-formation from donation and spread rapidly from American to British usage:
She could donate certain organs to assist in research or spare-part surgery—Barbara Pym, 1977
Some [parks] were royal hunting grounds before they were donated by monarchs—Sunday Times, 2003.
| domino, dominate, domineer, doll's house | |
| double entendre, double negative, double possessive |
Roget's Thesaurus:
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donate
verb
- To present as a gift to a charity or cause: bestow, contribute, give, hand out. See give/take/reciprocity.
- To give in common with others: chip in, contribute, subscribe. Informal kick in. Slang come across. See give/take/reciprocity.
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donate
IN BRIEF: To give, in particular to a cause.
She set aside a bag of toys to donate to orphanage.
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Donate
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - donere, tildele
Nederlands (Dutch)
schenken, doneren
Français (French)
v. tr. - faire don de
Deutsch (German)
v. - spenden, stiften
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δωρίζω, προβαίνω σε δωρεά
Português (Portuguese)
v. - doar
Русский (Russian)
делать пожертвование
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - donar
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
捐献, 捐赠
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 捐獻, 捐贈
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يتبرع, يهب, يمنح
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - נידב, תרם
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