lend definition

1. bestow a quality on
• examples: Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company
• examples: The music added a lot to the play
• examples: She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings
• examples: This adds a light note to the program
2. give temporarily; let have for a limited time
• examples: I will lend you my car
• examples: loan me some money
3. have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to
• examples: This story would lend itself well to serialization on television
• examples: The current system lends itself to great abuse