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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Contribute \Con*trib"ute\, verb (used without an object)
1. To give a part to a common stock; to lend assistance or aid, or give something, to a common purpose; to have a share in any act or effect.
We are engaged in war; the secretary of state calls upon the colonies to contribute. --Burke.
2. To give or use one's power or influence for any object; to assist.
These men also contributed to obstruct the progress of wisdom. --Goldsmith.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Contribute \Con*trib"ute\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Contributed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contributing}.] [L. contributus, p. p. of contribuere to bring together, to add; con- + tribuere to grant, impart. See {Tribute}.] To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part; to give (money or other aid) for a specified object; as, to contribute food or fuel for the poor.
England contributes much more than any other of the allies. --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
contribute
verb
1: bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" [syn: {lend}, {impart}, {bestow}, {add}, {bring}]
2: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office" [syn: {give}, {chip in}, {kick in}]
3: be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" [syn: {lead}, {conduce}]
4: provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount" [syn: {put up}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
98 Moby Thesaurus words for "contribute": accommodate, add to, advance, afford, aid, assist, augment, be enfranchised, be implicated in, bear a hand, bend to, bestow, bias, chip in, clothe, come through, compare, conduce, contribute to, dispose, donate, donate to, endow, enter into, fill, fill up, find, fortify, forward, fund, furnish, gift, gift with, give, give to, go, go into, grant, have a tendency, have suffrage, head, help, help decide, incline, invest, join, join in, keep, kick in, lead, lean, look to, maintain, make available, make provision for, make the scene, partake, partake of, participate, participate in, pitch in, pledge, point, point to, prepare, present, promote, provide, provide for, pull an oar, recruit, redound to, reinforce, replenish, serve, set, set toward, show a tendency, sit in, sit in on, stock, store, strengthen, subscribe, subsidize, supplement, supply, support, sweeten the kitty, take part in, tend, trend, turn, verge, vote, warp, work toward, yield
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