donate
//də(ʊ)ˈneɪt//
Forms
- present (v1)
- donate
- past (v2)
- donated
- past participle (v3)
- donated
- present participle
- donating
- 3rd person singular
- donates
Definitions
1.To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.
- She donates 100 dollars to Red Cross every year.
- He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3630
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Circa 1845, back-formation from donation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), chiefly found in American English.
Ultimately from Latin dōnāre (“to give”).