lend

verb

1. bestow a quality on

   verb.possession

   Examples

   Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company.

   Synonyms add bestow bring contribute impart

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. give temporarily; let have for a limited time

   verb.possession

   Examples

   I will lend you my car.

   Synonyms loan

   Antonyms borrow

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to

   verb.stative

   Examples

   This story would lend itself well to serialization on television.

   The current system lends itself to great abuse.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to <i>lend</i> a book; -- opposed to <i>borrow</i>.

   verb

   Source: webster1913