donate

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dəʊˈneɪt/, /dəˈneɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdoʊˌneɪt/, /doʊˈneɪt/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɪt

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

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.

• Deaton, antode, atoned

donate

1. present adverbial passive participle of doni

donate

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

• datone, denota, detona, ondate

dōnāte

1. first-person plural present active imperative of dōnō