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Definition of Contribute

1. Verb. Bestow a quality on. "This adds a light note to the program"

2. Verb. Contribute to some cause. "I gave at the office"

3. Verb. Be conducive to. "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"

4. Verb. Provide. "The city has to put up half the required amount"

Definition of Contribute

1. v. t. To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part; to give (money or other aid) for a specified object; as, to contribute food or fuel for the poor.

2. v. i. To give a part to a common stock; to lend assistance or aid, or give something, to a common purpose; to have a share in any act or effect.

Definition of Contribute

1. Verb. To give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Contribute

1. [v -UTED, -UTING, -UTES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Contribute

contraversions contraversive contrayerva contrayervas contrecoup contrecoup injury of brain contrecoups contredanse contredanses contree

contrees contretemps contribs contributable contribute contributed contributer contributers contributes contributing

contributing(a) contribution contributional contributions contributive contributively contributor contributorily contributors

Literary usage of Contribute

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, Henry Reeve (1899)
"Several of the causes which contribute to maintain the institutions of ... ACCIDENTAL OR PROVIDENTIAL CAUSES WHICH Contribute TO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"She conceived the idea of forming an association whose members would contribute one cent a week for the missions. The membership rose to a thousand and the ..."

3. Walden; Or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau (1893)
"... had operated like a burning glass on the ice beneath to melt and rot it. These are the little air-guns which contribute to make the ice crack and whoop. ..."

4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of Exchequer and by Great Britain Court of Exchequer, Roger Meeson, William Newland Welsby, John Innes Clark Hare, Great Britain Court of Exchequer Chamber, Horace Binney Wallace (1844)
"... -contribute as they used to do. and the treasurer of the or SALFORD. . * _ May 2. The Court refused to allow a defendant, who was sued as the public ..."

5. The Growth of Cities in the Nineteenth Century: A Study in Statistics by Adna Ferrin Weber (1899)
"382) indicate that Londoners contribute more than their share both to pauperism and to crime; but the continental statistics demonstrate that the countrymen ..."

6. The Law of Nations; Or, Principles of the Law of Nature by Emer de Vattel (1854)
"... it should likewise, according to its power and to contribute their want of its assistance, contribute to their perfection. J". ..."

7. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Risk factor prevalence of smoking, uncontrolled high blood pressure, and high serum cholesterol levels contribute to the likelihood of developing CVD. ..."

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