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Definition of Conduce
1. Verb. Be conducive to. "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"
Generic synonyms: Advance, Boost, Encourage, Further, Promote
Derivative terms: Conducive, Contributive, Contributory
Definition of Conduce
1. v. i. To lead or tend, esp. with reference to a favorable or desirable result; to contribute; -- usually followed by to or toward.
2. v. t. To conduct; to lead; to guide.
Definition of Conduce
1. Verb. To contribute or lead to a specific result. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Conduce
1. to contribute to a result [v -DUCED, -DUCING, -DUCES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conduce
Literary usage of Conduce
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Improvement of the Understanding: Ethics and Correspondcence of Benedict de by Benedictus de Spinoza (1901)
"We endeavor to bring about whatsoever we concede to conduce to pleasure; but we
endeavor to remove or destroy whatsoever we conceive to be truly repugnant ..."
2. The Golden Book of Marcus Aurelius by Marcus Aurelius, Meric Casaubon (1898)
"This often thought upon, will much conduce to thy tranquillity. THIS also, among
other things; may serve to keepe thee from vaine glory, if thou shalt ..."
3. The Chief Works of Benedict de Spinoza by Benedictus de Spinoza, Robert Harvey Monroe Elwes (1891)
"XX V1 1, We know nothing to be certainly good or evil, save such things as really
conduce to understanding, or such as are able to hinder us from ..."
4. Institutes of the Christian Religion by Jean Calvin (1844)
"... us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus ; " (w) but " all things
shall work together for good " (x) to us, and conduce to our salvation. ..."
5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1866)
"... on the Kew system at the Observatory of Tiflis, by Professor Moritz of that
place, would largely conduce to the furtherance of Magnetical Science. ..."
6. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including A Journal of a Tour to the by James Boswell, John Wilson Croker (1831)
"... very seasonable time, and that it may conduce to restore or establish Mrs.
Boswell's health, as well as provide room and exercise for the young ones. ..."
7. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1886)
"... and in practice to avoid as much as posible the conditions which there conduce
to decay. That the decorated tree does not quickly decay furnishes a fact ..."
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