# donate

> English word · Verb · IPA /də(ʊ)ˈneɪt/ · frequency rank #6,675

## Definitions
1. To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.

## 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”).

## Easily confused with
- **done** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donate-vs-done)
- **dont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donate-vs-dont)
- **donut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donate-vs-donut)
- **Donne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donate-vs-donne)
- **dosage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donate-vs-dosage)
- **Donnie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donate-vs-donnie)
- **dongle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donate-vs-dongle)
- **donated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donate-vs-donated)
- **date** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/date-vs-donate)
- **dona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dona-vs-donate)
- **don't** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/don-t-vs-donate)
- **Dante** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dante-vs-donate)
- **debate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debate-vs-donate)
- **Donald** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donald-vs-donate)
- **denote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denote-vs-donate)
- **don'ts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/don-ts-vs-donate)
- **Donahue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donahue-vs-donate)
- **dominate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dominate-vs-donate)
- **detonate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/detonate-vs-donate)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddonate`, `dnoate`, `doante`, `donaet`, `donatte`, `donnate`, `dontae`, `odnate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/donate