"lend" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

Bestow a quality on (synset 202329474)
"Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"

is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
subtypes:
- factor - be a contributing factor
- instill, transfuse - impart gradually
- tinsel - impart a cheap brightness to
- throw in - add as an extra or as a gratuity
same as: add, bestow, bring, contribute, impart
Give temporarily;
Let have for a limited time (synset 202329178)
"I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"

is a type of: give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
subtypes:
- farm out, hire out, rent out - grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee
- trust - (chiefly archaic) extend credit to
- advance - pay in advance
same as: loan
Have certain characteristics of qualities for something;
Be open or vulnerable to (synset 202742266)
"This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"; "The current system lends itself to great abuse"

is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)