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  1. transitive verb To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute.
  2. transitive verb Medicine To provide (blood, tissue, or an organ) for transfusion, implantation, or transplant.
  3. transitive verb Chemistry To provide (an electron or atom, for example) for combination with an acceptor.
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  • Donors can specify what they do (or don't) want to donate, and may choose to donate organs, tissue or both.
  • Click here to find out all the various ways you can donate, and all the groovy goodies you'll get in return. —  Libertarian Blog Place
  • The food that you donate is the nutrition for another family. —  RNews - TOP STORIES
  • So please - donate, volunteer or sign up for the walk today on walkms. org. —  Arbiter Online
  • If you would like to donate, there are three more drives this month.
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Back-formation from donation.

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  1. from Latin donatus, past participle of donare, give, present (something—accusative) to (a person—dative), present (a person—accusative) with (something—ablative), grant, give up, remit, condone (see condone), from donum, a gift, = Sanskrit dāna, a gift, akin to Greek δῶρον, a gift, from Latin dare, Greek διδό-ναι = Sanskrit √ dā, give: see date.
 

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/ˈdoʊneɪt/
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