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contribute(dictionary)

contribute (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of contribuere, from com- ( COM-) + tribuere ( TRIBUTE)]
[I and T] to give money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are also involved in
contribute to/towards
::City employees cannot contribute to political campaigns.
contribute sth to/towards sth
::The volunteers contribute their own time to the project.
[I] to help to make something happen
::Stress is a contributing factor in many illnesses.
contribute to
::Alcohol contributes to 100,000 deaths a year in the US.
contribute substantially/significantly/greatly etc to sth
::Enya's success has contributed substantially to the current interest in Celtic music.
[I and T] to write articles, stories, poems etc for a newspaper or magazine
-see also contributor contributor contribute to
::one of several authors contributing to the book