Giving and transferring

Synonyms for donate

The synonym for donate recorded in this bank is contribute, in the sense "to give money or goods to a cause or organization". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 3 puzzles

The synonym for donate

contributeverb, in the sense "to give money or goods to a cause or organization"

One pair, read and signed off by a human before it shipped. The bank records a synonym per sense, so a second one appears here the day donate is audited in a second meaning.

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineGiving and transferring

to give money or goods to a cause or organization

Employees can donate part of their paycheck to the relief fund.

One sentence, one sense. Without it the word could be read three other ways.

The true synonym

contribute

Same sentence, swapped: Employees can contribute part of their paycheck to the relief fund.

Close but different

The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot donate is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.

invest
spend
save

Where donate turns up in the game

donate is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where donate is the trap

extortverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is wring, in the sense "to obtain money from someone through force, threats, or intimidation", so donate is there to be ruled out.
hoardverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is stash, in the sense "to accumulate and store away a large quantity, often secretively", with donate sitting one tile away.
squanderverb, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is dissipate, in the sense "to waste money or resources carelessly", and donate is one of the three tiles that lose.

Play donate

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so donate reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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fundverbfinanceto provide money to support a project or activityTreelineHas a reason line grantverbyieldbe willing to concedeTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line grudginglyadverbreluctantlyin a reluctant, unwilling manner, as if forcedTreelineHas a reason line lavishlyadverbgenerouslyin a very generous or extravagant mannerTreelineHas a reason line patronnounbenefactora person who supports an institution or cause with moneyTreelineHas a reason line payverbgiveconvey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.Foothills2 sensesHas a reason line payingadjectivesalariedfor which money is paidHigh Camp obliquelyadverbdiagonallyat a slanting angle, neither straight up-and-down nor straight acrossTreelineHas a reason line

Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here

Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. donate carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.

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