conduce
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con·duce
(kən-dūs', -dyūs') 
intr.v., -duced, -duc·ing, -duc·es.
To contribute or lead to a specific result: "The quiet conduces to thinking about the darkening future" (George F. Will).
conducingly con·duc'ing·ly adv.
intr.v., -duced, -duc·ing, -duc·es.
To contribute or lead to a specific result: "The quiet conduces to thinking about the darkening future" (George F. Will).
[Latin condūcere : com-, com- + dūcere, to lead.]
conducer con·duc'er n.conducingly con·duc'ing·ly adv.
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conduce
verb
- To have a share, as in an act or result; have a hand in: contribute, partake, participate, share. Idioms: take part. See participate/abstain, start/end.
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conduce
IN BRIEF: To tend toward or lead to.
Increase of material comforts, it may generally be laid down, does not in any way conduce to moral growth.
— Gandhi (1869-1948).
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Conduce
Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - føre, bidrage (til)
Français (French)
v. intr. - conduire à
Deutsch (German)
v. - förderlich sein
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συντείνω, συντελώ
Italiano (Italian)
contribuire, favorire, portare a, essere causa di
Português (Portuguese)
v. - conduzir, concorrer, contribuir
Русский (Russian)
способствовать
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - conducir
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - leda till, befrämja
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有益, 导致, 有贡献于
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 有益, 導致, 有貢獻於
한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 이끌어가다, 도움이 되다
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يؤدي الى, يساعد على
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - תרם ל-, גרם
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