conduce

(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).

[Latin condūcere : com-, com- + dūcere, to lead.]

conducer con·duc'er n.
conducingly con·duc'ing·ly adv.

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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.

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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See words rhyming with "conduce."

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - føre, bidrage (til)

Nederlands (Dutch)
bijdragen

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

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 導く, 貢献する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يؤدي الى, يساعد على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮תרם ל-, גרם‬

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