different between donate vs polyprotic

English

Etymology

Circa 1845, back-formation from donation, chiefly in American English. Ultimately from Latin d?n?re (“to give”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d???ne?t/, /d??ne?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?do??ne?t/, /do??ne?t/
• Rhymes: -e?t

Verb

donate (third-person singular simple present donates, present participle donating, simple past and past participle donated)

1. (transitive, intransitive) 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 Crescent every year.

   He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery.

Derived terms

• donater
• donator
• donatress
• donatrix

Translations

Anagrams

• Deaton, antode, atoned

Esperanto

Adverb

donate

1. present adverbial passive participle of doni

Italian

Verb

donate

1. second-person plural present indicative of donare
2. second-person plural imperative of donare
3. feminine plural of donato

Anagrams

• datone, denota, detona, ondate

Latin

Verb

d?n?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of d?n?

English

Etymology

poly- +? protic

Adjective

polyprotic (comparative more polyprotic, superlative most polyprotic)

1. (chemistry, of an acid or a base) That can donate (or accept) more than one proton; polybasic.

Translations

Anagrams

• polytropic