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donate

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do·nate  (dnt, d-nt)
v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates
v.tr.
1. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute.
2. Medicine To provide (blood, tissue, or an organ) for transfusion, implantation, or transplant.
3. Chemistry To provide (an electron or atom, for example) for combination with an acceptor.
v.intr.
To make a contribution to a fund or cause.

[Back-formation from donation.]

dona·tor n.

donate
Verb
[-nating, -nated] to give (something) to a charity or other organization
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.donate - give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"
gift, present, give - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
pledge, subscribe - pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals; "I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station"

donate
Translations
donate [dəˈneɪt] vtdonar

donate [dəˈneɪt] vtfaire don de, donner

donate [dəˈneɪt] vt to donate (to) (organization, cause) → spenden (für)

donate [dəˈneɪt] vtdonare

donate
v donate [dəˈneit, (American ) ˈdouneit]
to give to a fund etc He donated $100 to the fund. skenk يَتَبَرَّع дарявам darovat donere; forære schenken δωρίζω donar, hacer una donación annetama دادن؛ بخشیدن lahjoittaa faire don de לִתרוֹם दान करना donirati, darovati adományoz menyumbang láta af hendi rakna, leggja fram donare 寄付する 기부하다 dovanoti, aukoti dāvināt; ziedot derma schenken donere, gi til veldedige formål darować doar a dona жертвовать darovať podariti donirati donera, skänka บริจาค bağışlamak 捐贈 дарувати; жертвувати عطیہ دینا tặng
n doˈnation
a gift of money or goods to a fund or collection All donations are welcome. skenking تَبَرُّع даряване dar donation; gave die Schenkung δωρεά donación annetus هر چیز اهدایی؛ مبلغ اهدا شده lahjoitus don תְּרוּמָה दान donacija,poklon adomány sumbangan gjöf, framlag donazione 寄付 기부금, 기증품 dovana, auka dāvinājums; ziedojums dermaan schenking gave, donasjon darowizna doação donaţie пожертвование dar prispevek donacija donation, gåva, bidrag การบริจาค bağış 贈品 дар; пожертвування عطیہ vật hiến tặng
n donor [ˈdounə]
a giver of a gift or of a part of the body used to replace a diseased part of someone else's body The new piano in the hall is the gift of an anonymous donor; a kidney donor; a blood donor. skenker مُتَبَرِّع дарител dárce donor; -donor der Spender δωρητής donante kinkija, doonor اهدا کننده؛ بخششگر lahjoittaja, luovuttaja donateur/-trice; donneur/-euse תוֹרֵם दाता darovatelj, onaj koji poklanja adományozó, donor penyumbang -gjafi; gefandi donatore, donatrice 寄付者 기부자, 장기 제공자 aukotojas, donoras ziedotājs; donors penderma gever, donor giver, donator; donor dawca, ofiarodawca doador donor; donator даритель; донор darca, -kyňa darovalec donator donator, givare ผู้บริจาค bağışçı 捐贈人;供體 жертводавець; донор عطیہ دینے والا người cho, tặng


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Of course the coloured people were glad to give anything that they could spare, but I want to add that Miss Davidson did not apply to a single white family, so far as I now remember, that failed to donate something; and in many ways the white families showed their interested in the school.
 
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