Lend - Definition
lend
v 1: bestow a quality on; "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" [syn: lend, impart,
bestow, contribute, add, bring]
2: give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend
you my car"; "loan me some money" [syn: lend, loan] [ant:
borrow]
3: have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be
open or vulnerable to; "This story would lend itself well to
serialization on television"; "The current system lends
itself to great abuse"