donate
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 6
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Definition of donate
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
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(ambitransitive)To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.
“She donates 100 dollars to Red Cross every year.”
“He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery.”
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verb
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(ambitransitive)To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.
“She donates 100 dollars to Red Cross every year.”
“He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery.”
name
- A surname from Spanish.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
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”).
Words you can make from donate
79 playable · top: ATONED (7 pts)
Best play atoned 7 points5-letter words
6 words4-letter words
21 words3-letter words
32 words- ADO 4 pts
- AND 4 pts
- DAN 4 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- DOE 4 pts
- DON 4 pts
- DOT 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- NOD 4 pts
- ODA 4 pts
- ODE 4 pts
- TAD 4 pts
- TED 4 pts
- TOD 4 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- EON 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- OAT 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TAO 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
2-letter words
19 wordsHooks
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