LEND

v. 1 make a loan of, loan, advance The bank agreed to lend me the money for a boat 2 impart, furnish, bestow, give, confer, contribute, add The silk scarf lends cachet to the whole outfit 3 lend itself to. suit, fit, be fitted or appropriate or suitable (to or for), be applicable or adaptable (to or for) The book lends itself well to film adaptation