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Benevolent vs Donate - What's the difference?

benevolent | donate |

As an adjective benevolent

is having a disposition to do good.

As a verb donate is

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

benevolent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a disposition to do good.
    • Chinese and Eastern mythologies describe dragons as benevolent .
  • Possessing or manifesting love for mankind.
  • altruistic, charitable, good, just and fair.
  • generous.

    • Antonyms

    * malevolent

    See also

    * benevolence * benevolently * benevolentness

    donate

    English

    Verb

    (donat)
  • 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.

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