donate

doʊˈneɪt

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Definition of donate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr./intr.

charitygive money or goods for a charitable cause

They decided to donate $100 to the local shelter..

contribute

gift

medicalallow doctors to use your blood or organs

He plans to donate blood at the local clinic.

contribute

give

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Expressions with donate

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donate blood

give your blood freely for medical transfusions or related healthcare uses

Many employees agreed to donate blood at the company’s health event.

Origin of donate

Latin, 'donare' (to give)

Terms with donate included in their meaning

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give blood

donation

willingly donate blood for medical use

open one's wallet

charity

donate money to a cause

donor fatigue

charity

reduced willingness to donate due to frequent requests

hand down

donation

donate used items to others

CFC

acr.

acr: Combined Federal Campaign

program for federal workers to donate to charities

amphiprotic

adj.

chemistry

able to donate and accept protons in reactions

Examples of donate in a sentence

He chose to donate his old books to the library.
She decided to donate her kidney to a stranger.
Many people donate organs to help save lives.

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French:donner, ...
German:spenden, abgeben, ...
Italian:donare, offrire, ...
Spanish:contribuir, ceder, ...
Portuguese:contribuir, conceder, ...
Chinese:捐赠, ...
Japanese:寄付する, 献血する, ...
Arabic:تَبَرَّعَ, ...
Hebrew:לִתְרוֹם, ...
Russian:делать пожертвование, сдавать, ...
Ukrainian:жертвувати, пожертвувати, ...
Hindi:दान करना, उपलब्ध कराना, ...
Bengali:দান করা, উপহার দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:donar, cedir, ...
Czech:darovat, ...
Danish:donere, afgive, ...
Dutch:doneren, afstaan, ...
Greek:δωρίζω, παραχωρώ, ...
Hungarian:adományoz, adományozni, ...
Khmer:បរិច្ចាគ, ផ្តល់ឈាម, ...
Korean:기부하다, 헌혈하다, ...
Persian:اهدا کردن, اهدا کرد, ...
Polish:darować, oddać, ...
Portuguese (BR):contribuir, ...
Romanian:a dona, ...
Swedish:donera, ge, ...
Thai:บริจาค, ให้เลือด, ...
Turkish:bağış yapmak, bağışlamak, ...
Vietnamese:quyên góp, hiến, ...

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