contribute

  • 21contribute — verb ( uted; uting) Etymology: Latin contributus, past participle of contribuere, from com + tribuere to grant more at tribute Date: 1530 transitive verb 1. to give or supply in common with others < contribute money to a cause > …

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  • 22contribute — contributable, adj. contributive, adj. contributively, adv. contributiveness, n. /keuhn trib yooht/, v., contributed, contributing. v.t. 1. to give (money, time, knowledge …

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  • 23contribute to — phr verb Contribute to is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑factor Contribute to is used with these nouns as the object: ↑collapse, ↑debate, ↑demise, ↑downfall, ↑erosion, ↑fall, ↑well being …

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  • 24contribute — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, add to, advance, afford, aid, assist, augment, be enfranchised, be implicated in, bear a hand, bend to, bestow, bias, chip in, clothe, come through, compare, conduce, contribute to, dispose, donate, donate …

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  • 25contribute to — Synonyms and related words: advance, advantage, boost, chip in, conduce to, contribute, decide, determine, donate to, encourage, expedite, facilitate, favor, forward, foster, further, gift, gift with, give to, hasten, influence, kick in, lead to …

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  • 26contribute to — help to cause or bring about. → contribute …

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  • 27contribute — [kən trɪbju:t, kɒntrɪbju:t] verb give in order to help achieve or provide something. ↘(contribute to) help to cause or bring about. Derivatives contribution noun contributive kən trɪb adjective contributor noun …

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  • 28contribute — verb 1) the government contributed a million dollars Syn: give, donate, put up, subscribe, hand out, grant, bestow, present, provide, supply, furnish; informal chip in, pitch in, fork out, shell out, cough up, kick in …

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  • 29contribute — verb Syn: give, donate, put up, grant, provide, supply; informal chip in; Brit.; informal stump up Phrases: contribute to …

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  • 30contribute — con•trib•ute [[t]kənˈtrɪb yut[/t]] v. ut•ed, ut•ing 1) to give (money, assistance, etc.) along with others, as to a common supply or fund 2) to furnish (an article, drawing, etc.) for publication 3) to give money, food, etc., to a common supply&#8230; …

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