Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Donate has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:
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"
To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.
"She decided to donate her old books to the local library so they could help new students learn to read."
In plain English: To donate means to give something away for free, usually to help someone else or support a good cause.
"She decided to donate her old clothes to the charity shop."
Usage: Use donate to describe giving money, goods, or services freely to a charity, organization, or person in need without expecting anything in return. You typically donate items like clothes or cash to support a specific cause rather than selling them or trading them.
A surname, from Spanish.
"Don't sign that donation form for Mr. Donat; he's actually a local baker named Donate who just happens to look like the word on the page."
The word donate entered American English around 1845 as a verb created by removing the noun ending from "donation." It ultimately traces its roots to the Latin word dōnāre, which means "to give."