donate

[doh-neyt, doh-neyt]

verb (used with object)

donated, donating 

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.

   Synonyms: bequeath, present, bestow, contribute

verb (used without object)

donated, donating 

1. to make a gift, grant, or contribution of something; give; contribute.

   They donate to the Red Cross every year.

donate

/ dəʊˈneɪt /

verb

1. to give (money, time, etc), esp to a charity

Other Word Forms

• donator noun
• predonate verb (used with object)
• undonated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of donate¹

1775–85, probably back formation from donation

Example Sentences

The National Lottery raises money for charitable causes alongside its jackpots, and since its foundation in the 1990s, it has donated more than £50 billion for charitable causes.

From BBC

I’m always donating and going through my closet and putting it back into the thrifting community.

From Los Angeles Times

They were found in the archive of Kretzmer, who died in 2020 aged 95, after it was donated to Cambridge University Library.

From BBC

Months before, criminals from the Darkside group took the strange decision to post proof that they had donated some of their ill-gotten bitcoin to charities.

From BBC

She set up a Facebook Group where members could swap or donate spare shoes.

From BBC

Related Words

• award 
• bequeath 
• contribute 
• devote 
• give 
• give away 
• grant 
• hand out 
• present 
• provide