donate
DOH-nayt/ˈdoʊˌneɪt/UKdoh-NAYT/dəʊˈneɪt/
Formsdonates, donating, donated
- 1To give away money or something of value in order to support a cause or benefit another person.
Thousands of volunteers donate blood every week to keep hospital supplies stable.
The software company donated hundreds of laptops to schools across the region.
Similargive, contribute, gift
Oppositereceive
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Origin
Coined around 1845 as a back-formation from "donation" using the verb-forming suffix -ate, chiefly in American English. It ultimately goes back to Latin "donare" ("to give").