Donate

Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages · Learn more donate /də(ʊ)ˈneɪt/ verb verb: donate; 3rd person present: donates; past tense: donated; past participle: donated; gerund or present participle: donating give (money or goods) for a good cause, for example to a charity. "a portion of the proceeds will be donated to charity" Similar: give give/make a donation of make a gift of contribute make a contribution of present gift subscribe hand out grant bestow pledge put oneself down for put up come up with accord provide supply furnish endow someone with confer on someone chip in pitch in fork out dish out shell out cough up stump up kick in ante up pony up Opposite: keep receive allow the removal of (blood or an organ) from one's body for transplantation, transfusion, or research. "all donated blood is tested for antibodies" CHEMISTRY•PHYSICS provide or contribute (electrons or protons). Origin late 18th century: back-formation from donation. Use over time for: donate