donate

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To give money or goods to a charity or good cause.

   She donates a hundred dollars to the Red Cross every year.

2. 2
   verb

   To give blood or an organ to help others.

   He donated blood at the hospital last week.

Common collocations

• donate blood Verb + noun

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”).

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