donate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /doʊˈneɪt/ (US)
- /də(ʊ)ˈneɪt/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈdoʊˌneɪt/ (US)
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”).
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| donated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| donated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| donates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| donating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
donateware · donatress · donatrix · nondonating · donatable · donator · donater · donatee
Descendants
Translations (63)
es delejar (to give away something of value) · tr bağışlamak (to give away something of value) · io donacar (to give away something of value) · cmn 抖內 /抖内 (to give away something of value) · es donar (to give away something of value) · ja 寄付する (to give away something of value) · ru же́ртвовать (to give away something of value) · cmn 捐助 (to give away something of value) · cmn 捐獻 /捐献 (to give away something of value) · eu eman (to give away something of value) · lt paaukoti (to give away something of value) · eo donaci (to give away something of value) · lt padovanoti (to give away something of value) · cs věnovat (to give away something of value) · uk донатити (to give away something of value) · de spenden (to give away something of value) · tr ihsan etmek (to give away something of value) · de schenken (to give away something of value) · ru дари́ть (to give away something of value) · pl podarować (to give away something of value) · cmn 捐贈 /捐赠 (to give away something of value) · hu adományoz (to give away something of value) · ja 寄贈する (to give away something of value) · sq dhuroj (to give away something of value) · lv ziedot (to give away something of value) · he תרם (to give away something of value) · ru дава́ть (to give away something of value) · pt doar (to give away something of value) · cs darovat (to give away something of value) · ca donar (to give away something of value) · ar تَبَرَّعَ (to give away something of value) · ru жа́ловать (to give away something of value) · kk садақа беру (to give away something of value) · it donare (to give away something of value) · ru поже́ртвовать (to give away something of value) · hy նվիրել (to give away something of value) · mi takoha (to give away something of value) · bg дарявам (to give away something of value) · sv skänka (to give away something of value) · ms derma (to give away something of value) · hi दान करना (to give away something of value) · fr faire un don (to give away something of value) · hu adakozik (to give away something of value) · de stiften (to give away something of value) · uk жертвувати (to give away something of value) · ro a dona (to give away something of value) · sv donera (to give away something of value) · cy rhoi (to give away something of value) · da donere (to give away something of value) · vi quyên góp (to give away something of value) · ru дать (to give away something of value) · fr donner (to give away something of value) · uk пожертвувати (to give away something of value) · uk подарувати (to give away something of value) · uk дарувати (to give away something of value) · et kinkima (to give away something of value) · hi दान देना (to give away something of value) · ru дона́тить (to give away something of value) · ru пожа́ловать (to give away something of value) · ltg pazīduot (to give away something of value) · ru подари́ть (to give away something of value) · th บริจาค (to give away something of value) · fi lahjoittaa (to give away something of value)