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contribute definition

con·trib·ute (kən trib′yo̵̅o̅t)

transitive verb, intransitive verb contributed -·uted, contributing -·ut·ing

  1. to give or provide jointly with others; give to a common fund
  2. to write and give or sell (an article, story, poem, etc.) to a magazine, newspaper, or other publication
  3. to give or furnish (knowledge, ideas, etc.)

Etymology: < L contributus, pp. of contribuere: see com- & tribute

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contribute Idioms

contribute to

to have a share in bringing about (a result); be partly responsible for fatigue contributed to his defeat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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