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UK [dəʊˈneɪt] / US [ˈdoʊˌneɪt] verb
Word forms "donate":
present tense I/you/we/they donate he/she/it donates present participle donating past tense donated past participle donated
1) [intransitive/transitive] to give something such as money or goods to an organization, especially to a school, hospital, political party, or charity

The centre was bought with money donated by former Beatle, George Harrison.

donate to:

Many big corporations donate to political parties.

donate something to something:

Would you be willing to donate some of your time to local charities?

2) [transitive] medical to allow blood to be taken from your body for use in blood transfusions
a) medical to allow sperm or eggs to be taken from your body and used in fertility treatments for other people
b) medical to allow an organ to be taken from your body and used to treat someone else or for medical research

English dictionary. 2014.

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