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Variant of contribute

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

Related Forms:

contribute Idioms

contribute to

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

Object

  • posting: These aren't commercial ads below: they are a rotating selection of postings contributed by MoveThat.com users in the last 24h.
  • chapter: Tim Dunne, Head of Politics, has contributed two chapters to the book.

Adjective complement

  • most: Isobel kindly contributed most of the items in the current newsline.

Modifying Another Word

  • significantly: Sometimes a single event has contributed significantly to a decision to ' adjust ' effort levels.
  • positively: No doubt your vivid accounts of the culture of your colleges contributed positively to his Report.

Preposition: in

  • way: I fail to see how the pursuer can be said to have contributed in any way to his accident.

Preposition: with

  • bat: Weirdly, he has contributed as much with the bat as the ball in Australia's stuttering Ashes campaign.