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Definition of "donate" []

  • To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. (verb-transitive)
  • Medicine To provide (blood, tissue, or an organ) for transfusion, implantation, or transplant. (verb-transitive)
  • Chemistry To provide (an electron or atom, for example) for combination with an acceptor. (verb-transitive)
  • To make a contribution to a fund or cause. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "donate" in a sentence
  • "Will Palin donate a measley $1000 to his campaign or merely ignore him? jack"
  • "Become the CEO of some massively large company and then force that company to never again donate money to political campaigns."
  • "The true charity is not in donate some money, but in we donate, donate our time."