| VERB | possession | contribute, lend, impart, bestow, add, bring | bestow a quality on |
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| possession | contribute, give, chip in, kick in | contribute to some cause | |
| social | contribute, lead, conduce | be conducive to | |
| possession | contribute, put up | provide |
| Sounds | kahntrih'byuwt | |
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| Rhymes | absolute ... uproot: 83 rhymes with uwt... | |
| Meaning | bestow a quality on. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Synonyms | lend, impart, bestow, add, bring | |
| Narrower | factor | Be a contributing factor |
| instill, transfuse | Impart gradually | |
| throw in | add as an extra or as a gratuity | |
| tinsel | Impart a cheap brightness to | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | aportar, conceder, contribuir, otorgar, propiciar | |
| Catalan | aportar, contribuir, donar | |
| Meaning | contribute to some cause. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Synonyms | give, chip in, kick in | |
| Narrower | combine | add together from different sources |
| Broader | give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody |
| Spanish | aportar, conceder, contribuir, donar | |
| Catalan | aportar, contribuir, donar | |
| Nouns | contribution | act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity / charity |
| contribution | the part played by a person in bringing about a result | |
| contributor | someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money | |
| Meaning | Be conducive to. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonyms | lead, conduce | |
| Broader | promote, advance, boost, further, encourage | contribute to the progress or growth of |
| Adjectives | contributive, contributory | tending to bring about |
| Meaning | Provide. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | put up | |
| Broader | pay | Give money, usually in exchange for goods or services |
| Spanish | aportar, contribuir, donar | |
| Catalan | aportar, contribuir, donar | |
| Nouns | contribution | act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity / charity |
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