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contribute

  • verb
  • con·trib·ute
  • /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪb.juːt/

To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.

Example

“to contribute money to a church fund”

Related words

  • uncontributed
  • overcontribute
  • recontribute
  • noncontributing
  • uncontributing

Example sentences

  • “I want to contribute to a charitable cause.”

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Word history

From Latin "contribūtus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “contribute” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.