[lend] vb lent ; lend.ing [ME lenen, lenden, fr. OE laenan, fr. laen loan--more at loan] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: to give for temporary use on condition that the same or its equivalent be returned b: to let out (money) for temporary use on condition of repayment with interest
2. a: to give the assistance or support of: afford, furnish "a dispassionate and scholarly manner which ~s great force to his criticisms --Times Lit. Supp." b: to adapt or apply (oneself) readily: accommodate "a topic that ~s itself admirably to class discussion" ~ vi: to make a loan usage see loan -- lend.able adj -- lend.er n