donate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Esperanto 2.1 Adverb 3 Italian 3.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

c.1845, back-formation from donation, chiefly in American English. Ultimately from Latin donare (to give).

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: dō'nāt, IPA: /dəʊneɪt/, SAMPA: /"doUneIt/
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• Rhymes: -eɪt

[edit] Verb

to donate (third-person singular simple present donates, present participle donating, simple past and past participle donated)

1. 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 Crescent every year.

   He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery.

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[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: adenot
• atoned
• no date

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[edit] Adverb

donate

1. present adverbial passive participle of doni

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

donate

1. Second-person plural present tense of donare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of donare.
3. Feminine plural of donato.