Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1.
give to a charity or good cause;
- Example: "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"- Example: "donate money to the orphanage"- Example: "She donates to her favorite charity every month"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Donate \Do"nate\ (d[=o]"n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Donated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Donating.] [L. donatus, p. p. of donare to
donate, fr. donum gift, fr. dare to give. See 2d Date.]
To give; to bestow; to present; as, to donate fifty thousand
dollars to a college.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
donate
v 1: give to a charity or good cause; "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"