contribute

con·trib·ute

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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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contribute

transitive verb

intransitive verb

-·uted, -·ut·ing

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

Origin of contribute

from Classical Latin contributus, past participle of contribuere: see com- and tribute

contribute Idioms

contribute to

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

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contribute

verb

con·trib·ut·ed, con·trib·ut·ing, con·trib·utes

verb

transitive

To give or supply in common with others; give to a common fund or for a common purpose.
To submit for publication: contributed two stories to the summer issue.

verb

intransitive

To make a contribution: contributes to several charities.
To help bring about a result; act as a factor: Exercise contributes to better health.
To submit material for publication.

Origin of contribute

Latin contribuere contribūt- to bring together com- com- tribuere to grant ; see tribute .

Related Forms:

con·trib′u·tive
adjective

con·trib′u·tive·ly
adverb

con·trib′u·tor
noun

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"contribute." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 22 February 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/contribute>.

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contribute. (n.d.). Retrieved February 22nd, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/contribute

Verb

(third-person singular simple present contributes, present participle contributing, simple past and past participle contributed)

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

Related terms

Origin

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.

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