donate

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   give to a charity or good cause

   I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake

2. 2
   verb

   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 Cross every year.

3. 3
   name

   A surname from Spanish.

Etymology

Circa 1845, back-formation from donation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), chiefly found in American English. Ultimately from Latin dōnāre (“to give”).