Contribute definition
To submit for publication.
Contributed two stories to the summer issue.
verb
To contribute is to give something or to help make something happen.
An example of contribute is when you write a check to charity.
An example of contribute is when you help plan a party to make it successful.
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To give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
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To help bring about a result; act as a factor.
Exercise contributes to better health.
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To give or furnish (knowledge, ideas, etc.)
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To make a contribution.
Contributes to several charities.
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To submit material for publication.
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To write and give or sell (an article, story, poem, etc.) to a magazine, newspaper, or other publication.
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To give or provide jointly with others; give to a common fund.
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To give or supply in common with others; give to a common fund or for a common purpose.
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contribute to
- to have a share in bringing about (a result); be partly responsible forFatigue contributed to his defeat.
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Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
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Origin of contribute
- Latin contribuere contribūt- to bring together com- com- tribuere to grant tribute
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin contribūtus, perfect passive participle of contribuō (“I bring together; I unite”), from con- (“together”) + tribuō (“I bestow”), from tribus (“tribe”), dative of trēs (“three”), from Proto-Italic *trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
From Wiktionary