verb
donate
duh-NAYT
verb
1
To give money, goods, or time freely to help a cause or another person.
"She donates ten percent of her salary to charity every month."
"He donated a kidney to his brother."
How to Use Donate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo give something away, usually to a charity, cause, or person in need, without expecting payment.
Common pairings
donate money
donate blood
donate to charity
Word Forms
donated past tense, Donates plural, donates singular
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Etymology
A back-formation from "donation," ultimately from Latin donare, "to give," from donum, "a gift."