donate
See also: Donate
English edit
Etymology edit
Circa 1845, back-formation from donation, chiefly in American English. Ultimately from Latin dōnāre (“to give”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /dəʊˈneɪt/, /dəˈneɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈdoʊˌneɪt/, /doʊˈneɪt/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪt
Verb edit
donate (third-person singular simple present donates, present participle donating, simple past and past participle donated)
- (transitive, intransitive) 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.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
to give away something of value
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Adverb edit
donate
- present adverbial passive participle of doni
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
donate
- inflection of donare:
Etymology 2 edit
Participle edit
donate f pl
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Latin edit
Verb edit
dōnāte
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Verb edit
donate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of donar combined with te