donate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *donate*:
VERB	possession	donate	give to a charity / charity or good cause

donate > pronunciation
Sounds	dow'ney.t
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *donate*: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
Meaning	Give to a charity / charity or good cause.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"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"
Narrower	pledge, subscribe	pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity / charity or service, especially at regular intervals
Broader	give, gift, present	Give as a present
Spanish	dar, donar
Catalan	donar, fer donació de
Nouns	donation	act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity / charity
Nouns	donation	a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause

HyperDic: donate