donate English · revision 10381

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=back-formation|attested=1785|origins=en donation}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /də(ʊ)ˈneɪt/ ''(UK)''; /ˈdoʊˌneɪt/, /doʊˈneɪt/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a back-formation from [[donation]],^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002) from Latin dōnātiō, from dōnāre, to give, from dōnum, a gift.^(Hoad 1986)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ To give, present as a gift: 1785 in Merriam-Webster, 1819 in Etymonline, 1845 in the OED.^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The OED and the Century Dictionary marked it as chiefly American.^(Etymonline) To present a person with something is from 1862.^(OED 1989) Related words are older: ''donation'' and ''donor'' from the 15th century, and ''donee'' from the 16th.^(Hoad 1986)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 15th century – donation, donor.^(Hoad 1986)

+ * 1785 – donate.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1862 – to present a person with something.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To give money, goods or time to a cause or [[charity]]; to [[contribute]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # To give blood or an organ for medical use.^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[donator]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[donation]]

+ * [[donor]]

+ * [[donative]]

+ * [[pardon]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ A donate, or donat, is also a member or associate of certain religious orders (1804), from Medieval Latin dōnātus, given.^(OED 1989)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}