Standard Lemma guide

donate

name · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /də(ʊ)ˈneɪt/
  • US: /ˈdoʊˌneɪt/
  • US: /doʊˈneɪt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪt
  • CMU ARPABET: D OW1 N EY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from Spanish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

Examples

  • She donates 100 dollars to Red Cross every year.
  • He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

give to a charity or good cause

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: give, gift, present

Narrower terms: pledge, subscribe

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Donate. This surname is mostly found in Spain.

Circa 1845, back-formation from donation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), chiefly found in American English. Ultimately from Latin dōnāre (“to give”).

Across languages

Translations

63 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: dhuroj — to give away something of value
  • Arabic: تَبَرَّعَ (tabarraʕa) — to give away something of value
  • Armenian: նվիրել (nvirel) — to give away something of value
  • Basque: eman — to give away something of value
  • Bulgarian: дарявам (darjavam) — to give away something of value
  • Catalan: donar — to give away something of value
  • Chinese Mandarin: 捐獻 /捐献 (juānxiàn) — to give away something of value
  • Chinese Mandarin: 捐贈 /捐赠 (juānzèng) — to give away something of value
  • Chinese Mandarin: 捐助 (juānzhù) — to give away something of value
  • Chinese Mandarin: 抖內 /抖内 (dǒunèi) — to give away something of value
  • Czech: věnovat — to give away something of value
  • Czech: darovat — to give away something of value
  • Danish: donere — to give away something of value
  • Esperanto: donaci — to give away something of value
  • Estonian: kinkima — to give away something of value
  • Finnish: lahjoittaa — to give away something of value
  • French: donner — to give away something of value
  • French: faire un don — to give away something of value
  • German: spenden — to give away something of value
  • German: stiften — to give away something of value
  • German: schenken — to give away something of value
  • Hebrew: תרם (tarám) — to give away something of value
  • Hindi: दान करना (dān karnā) — to give away something of value
  • Hindi: दान देना (dān denā) — to give away something of value
  • Hungarian: adományoz — to give away something of value
  • Hungarian: adakozik — to give away something of value
  • Ido: donacar — to give away something of value
  • Italian: donare — to give away something of value
  • Japanese: 寄付する (kifu suru) — to give away something of value
  • Japanese: 寄贈する (kizō suru) — to give away something of value
  • Kazakh: садақа беру (sadaqa beru) — to give away something of value
  • Latgalian: pazīduot — to give away something of value
  • Latvian: ziedot — to give away something of value
  • Lithuanian: paaukoti — to give away something of value
  • Lithuanian: padovanoti — to give away something of value
  • Malay: derma — to give away something of value
  • Māori: takoha — to give away something of value
  • Polish: podarować — to give away something of value
  • Portuguese: doar — to give away something of value
  • Romanian: a dona — to give away something of value
  • Russian: дари́ть (darítʹ) — to give away something of value
  • Russian: подари́ть (podarítʹ) — to give away something of value
  • Russian: жа́ловать (žálovatʹ) — to give away something of value
  • Russian: пожа́ловать (požálovatʹ) — to give away something of value
  • Russian: же́ртвовать (žértvovatʹ) — to give away something of value
  • Russian: поже́ртвовать (požértvovatʹ) — to give away something of value
  • Russian: дава́ть (davátʹ) — to give away something of value
  • Russian: дать (datʹ) — to give away something of value
  • Russian: дона́тить (donátitʹ) — to give away something of value
  • Spanish: donar — to give away something of value
  • Spanish: delejar — to give away something of value
  • Swedish: skänka — to give away something of value
  • Swedish: donera — to give away something of value
  • Thai: บริจาค (bor-rí-jàark) — to give away something of value
  • Turkish: bağışlamak — to give away something of value
  • Turkish: ihsan etmek — to give away something of value
  • Ukrainian: дарувати (daruvaty) — to give away something of value
  • Ukrainian: подарувати (podaruvaty) — to give away something of value
  • Ukrainian: жертвувати (žertvuvaty) — to give away something of value
  • Ukrainian: пожертвувати (požertvuvaty) — to give away something of value
  • Ukrainian: донатити (donatyty) — to give away something of value
  • Vietnamese: quyên góp — to give away something of value
  • Welsh: rhoi — to give away something of value