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contribute(dictionary)

contribute (iou)



contribute verb. M16.
[Latin contribut- pa. ppl stem of contribuere, formed as CON- + tribuere grant.]
a. verb trans. Supply or pay along with others to a common fund or stock (lit. & fig.). M16.
S. Johnson Every hand is open to contribute something.
b. verb intrans. Make a contribution. E17.
L. Steffens The local corporations contributed heavily to the Tammany campaign fund. S. Brett Walter Proud didn't contribute to the conversation.
a. verb intrans. Play a part in the achievement of a result. Foll. by to, to do. E17.
J. Tyndall If I thought his presence would in any degree contribute to my comfort.
b. verb trans. Provide (agency or assistance) to a common result or purpose. M17.
L. Durrell The high magnification..and the heat haze..contributed a feathery vibration to the image.
verb trans. & intrans. Supply (literary work) for publication in a magazine etc. M19.