donate

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English

Etymology

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(deprecated template usage) Circa 1845, back-formation from donation, chiefly in American English. Ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin donare (to give).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -eɪt

Verb

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  1. (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 Crescent every year.
    He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery.

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Esperanto

Adverb

donate

  1. present adverbial passive participle of doni

Italian

Verb

donate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of donare
  2. second-person plural imperative of donare
  3. feminine plural of donato

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) dōnāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of dōnō
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