Definition of lend

verb (v)

• bestow a quality on (verb.possession)

  Synonym: add, bestow, bring, contribute, impart
  

  Example:
  Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company.
  

  source: wordnet30
• give temporarily; let have for a limited time (verb.possession)

  Synonym: loan
  Antonym: borrow
  

  Example:
  I will lend you my car.
  

  source: wordnet30
• have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to (verb.stative)

  Example:
  This story would lend itself well to serialization on television.
  The current system lends itself to great abuse.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to lend a book; -- opposed to borrow. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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