'Contribute' definitions:
Definition of 'contribute'
(from WordNet)
verb
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, contribute, add, bring]
verb
verb
Be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" [syn: contribute, lead, conduce]
verb
Provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount" [syn: put up, contribute]
Definition of 'Contribute'
From: GCIDE
- Contribute \Con*trib"ute\, v. t. [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. [1913 Webster]
- England contributes much more than any other of the allies. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Contribute'
From: GCIDE
- Contribute \Con*trib"ute\, v. i.
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- We are engaged in war; the secretary of state calls upon the colonies to contribute. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To give or use one's power or influence for any object; to assist. [1913 Webster]
- These men also contributed to obstruct the progress of wisdom. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'contribute'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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