donate
verb
transitive verb
intransitive verb
Synonyms
- bestow
- contribute
- give
- give away
- present
- volunteer
Example Sentences
Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2023 Paws of War is asking animal lovers to donate to the nonprofit's fundraiser for bringing Diesel to America. —Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023 If finalized, many gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships would be able to donate blood for the first time in decades. —Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2023 Cup will also donate $.01 to NIVF for every cup utilized by a NIVA member. —Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Jan. 2023 Local residents are lining up to donate blood for the wounded, Yanushevich said Monday. —E. Eduardo Castillo, Hanna Arhirova, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Dec. 2022 Palisades Tahoe agreed to preserve other lands for wildlife conservation and donate money to the Tahoe Donner Land Trust for the purchase of private land bordering the Granite Chief Wilderness. —Steve Larese, Outside Online, 29 Nov. 2022 Marija Pavlovic Lunetti came to UAB Hospital to donate a kidney for her brother, Andrija Pavlovic. —al, 17 Nov. 2022 For more information about the parade, including how to donate to Hope for Hunger, go to https://www.hcparade.org. —Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2022 See More Word History
back-formation from donation
1785, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Phrases Containing donate
Kids Definition
donate
verb Legal Definition
donate
verbtransitive verb
intransitive verb
donate
verb
Synonyms & Similar Words
- volunteer
- contribute
- give
- present
- provide
- bestow
- offer
- furnish
- award
- pay
- give away
- issue
- afford
- render
- give of
- benefit
- aid
- assist
- help
- throw in
- kick in
- endow
- sacrifice
- dispense
- chip in
- pitch in
- confer
- comp
- dole out
- extend
- impart
- administer
- hand out
- lavish
- dish out
- endue
- indue
- regale
- proffer
- tender
- put up
- fork (over, out, or up)
- mete (out)
- pungle (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- save
- withhold
- hold
- retain
- keep
- preserve
- sell
- lend
- advance
- pocket
- loan
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of donate are afford, bestow, confer, give, and present. While all these words mean "to convey to another as a possession," donate is likely to imply a publicized giving (as to charity).
The synonyms afford and donate are sometimes interchangeable, but afford implies a giving or bestowing usually as a natural or legitimate consequence of the character of the giver.
While the synonyms bestow and donate are close in meaning, bestow implies the conveying of something as a gift and may suggest condescension on the part of the giver.
The meanings of confer and donate largely overlap; however, confer implies a gracious giving (as of a favor or honor).
In some situations, the words give and donate are roughly equivalent. However, give, the general term, is applicable to any passing over of anything by any means.
Although the words present and donate have much in common, present carries a note of formality and ceremony.