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contribute

Syllabification: (con·trib·ute)

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Definition of contribute

verb

[with object]
  • give (something, especially money) in order to help achieve or provide something:he contributed more than $500,000 to the center [no object]:she contributed to a private pension
  • [no object] (contribute to) help to cause or bring about:gases that contribute to global warming
  • supply (an article) for publication:he contributed articles to the magazine [no object]:the staff who contribute to your sports pages are doing a splendid job
  • [no object] give one’s views in a discussion:he did not contribute to the meetings

Derivatives

contributive

Pronunciation: /-yətiv/

adjective

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Latin contribut- 'brought together, added', from the verb contribuere, from con- 'with' + tribuere 'bestow'

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