donate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb 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

WordNet

Do"nate transitive verb
Etymology
L. donatus, p. p. of donare to donate, fr. donum gift, fr. dare to give. See 2d Date.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Donated; present participle & verbal noun Donating
Definitions
  1. To give; to bestow; to present; as, to donate fifty thousand dollars to a college.

Webster 1913