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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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donate
(dəʊˈneɪt)vb
to give (money, time, etc), esp to a charity
doˈnator n
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do•nate
(ˈdoʊ neɪt, doʊˈneɪt)v. -nat•ed, -nat•ing. v.t.
1. to present as a gift, esp. as a donation to a fund.
v.i. 2. to make a contribution.
[1775–85, Amer.]
do′na•tor, n.
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donate
Past participle: donated
Gerund: donating
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| Verb | 1. | donate - give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month" |
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donate
verb give, present, contribute, grant, commit, gift, hand out, subscribe, endow, chip in (informal), bestow, entrust, impart, bequeath, make a gift of He frequently donates large sums to charity.
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donate
verb1. To present as a gift to a charity or cause:
2. To give in common with others:
Informal: kick in.
Slang: come across.
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donate
(dəˈneit) , ((American) ˈdouneit) verb to give to a fund etc. He donated $100 to the fund.donar, hacer una donación
doˈnation noun a gift of money or goods to a fund or collection. All donations are welcome.donación
donor (ˈdounə) noun a giver of a gift or of a part of the body used to replace a diseased part of someone else's body. The new piano in the hall is the gift of an anonymous donor; a kidney donor; a blood donor.donante
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donate
→ donarMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
donate
v. donar, regalar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
donate
vt donarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.