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donate
What does donate mean?
donate (verb): give to a charity or good cause.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use donate in a sentence?
- Donate money to the orphanage. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- She donates to her favorite charity every month. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does donate come from?
Circa 1845, back-formation from donation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), chiefly found in American English.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to donate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “donate” mean?
to say, state, or perform again
Not quite: that's what repeat means.
to connect (two or more things)
Not quite: that's what link means.
give to a charity or good cause
Right! That's what “donate” means.
to dislike intensely or greatly
Not quite: that's what hate means.
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