lend

verb

1. 1

   give temporarily; let have for a limited time

   I will lend you my car

   loan me some money

2. 2

   bestow a quality on

   Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company

   The music added a lot to the play

3. 3

   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