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lend
verb [T] (ADD TO) /lend/ (lent, lent)Definition
› If something lends a particular quality to something else, it adds that quality to it: [+ two objects] Vases of flowers all around the room lent the place a cheerful look/lent a cheerful look to the place.formal These events lend support to the view that the law is inadequate.Giving, providing and supplying
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