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To contribute something is to provide a part of the whole. When your company has their annual softball game and potluck picnic, you will probably be asked to contribute a dish, like your famous macaroni salad.
Contribute comes from a Latin word that means “to bring together, add, or unite.” When you contribute to a cause, you are adding to what other people have kicked in, which makes the effort complete. You can contribute your singing talent to a traveling a cappella group; you can contribute money or time to save rhinoceroses; you can contribute cupcakes to the gymnastics team bake sale; or you can even contribute ideas on healthcare reform to a Washington think tank.
WORD FAMILY
contribute: contributed, contributes, contributing, contribution, contributive, contributor, contributory/contribution: contributions/contributive: contributively/contributor: contributors
USAGE EXAMPLES
AP writer Joshua Goodman contributed to this report from Bogota, Colombia.
Washington Times(Jul 11, 2014)
Brian Bennett in the Washington bureau contributed to this report.
Los Angeles Times(Jul 11, 2014)
Newspaper columnists suggested Watson – whose campaigning on phone hacking contributed to the downfall of the Prime Minister communications director Andy Coulson ­– was stoking a “witch-hunt.”
Time(Jul 10, 2014)
Sharpe could not abide music; something in its vibrations agitated his animal spirits and contributed to his peevish disposition.
Literature(Jul 10, 2014)
It's unclear if dyslexia makes children a more likely target for abuse or if physical abuse contributes to problems with learning, the study's authors said.
US News(Jul 10, 2014)
1
vprovide
Synonyms:
put up
2
vcontribute to some cause
Synonyms:
chip in, give, kick in
3
vbestow a quality on
Synonyms:
add, bestow, bring, impart, lend
4
vbe conducive to
Synonyms:
conduce, lead

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