Dictionary entry

Donate

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Do″nate (dō″nāt), 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.