Definition of Lend

Verb: lend (lent) lend

Provide a particular quality or character
"Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company";
- impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring
Give temporarily; let have for a limited time
"I will lend you my car";
- loan
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"