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lend sth to sb/sth

Phrasal Verb with lend
 
 
/lend/ verb (past tense and past participle lent /lent/)

Definition

formal
to add a quality to something or someone: We will continue to lend support to our allies.
(Definition of lend sth to sb/sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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