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do⋅nate

[doh-neyt, doh-neyt] verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause: to donate used clothes to the Salvation Army.
–verb (used without object)
2. to make a gift, grant, or contribution of something; give; contribute: They donate to the Red Cross every year.

Origin:
1775–85, Americanism; prob. back formation from donation


do⋅na⋅tor, noun


1. contribute, bestow, present, bequeath.
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do·nate   (dō'nāt', dō-nāt')   
v.   do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates

v.   tr.
  1. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute.

  2. Medicine To provide (blood, tissue, or an organ) for transfusion, implantation, or transplant.

  3. Chemistry To provide (an electron or atom, for example) for combination with an acceptor.

v.   intr.
To make a contribution to a fund or cause.

[Back-formation from donation.]
do'na·tor n.
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Main Entry: do·nate
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: do·nat·ed; do·nat·ing
transitive verb : to transfer by a gift or donation intransitive verb : to make a donation —compare GIVE, SELL
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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