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do⋅nate

  [doh-neyt, doh-neyt] verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
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–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

Related forms:
do⋅na⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
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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Donator

Do*na"tor\, n. [L. Cf. Donor.] (Law) One who makes a gift; a donor; a giver.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : donator
Spanish: donante,
German: der Spender,
Japanese: 寄付者
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