Definitions for Contribute
kənˈtrɪb yutcon·trib·ute

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.8 / 5 votes

1. lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bringverb

   bestow a quality on

   "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"

2. contribute, give, chip in, kick inverb

   contribute to some cause

   "I gave at the office"

3. contribute, lead, conduceverb

   be conducive to

   "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"

4. put up, contributeverb

   provide

   "The city has to put up half the required amount"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.6 / 5 votes

1. contributeverb

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

2. Etymology: From con- + tribuere from tributa

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CONTRIBUTEverb

   To give to some common stock; to advance towards some common design.

   Etymology: contribuo, Latin.

   England contributes much more than any other of the allies. Joseph Addison, on the State of the War.

   His master contributed a great sum of money to the Jesuits church, which is not yet quite finished. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

2. To Contributeverb

   To bear a part; to have a share in any act or effect.

   Whatever praises may be given to works of judgment, there is not even a single beauty in them to which the invention must not contribute. Alexander Pope, Essay on Homer.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Contributeverb

   to give or grant i common with others; to give to a common stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part; to give (money or other aid) for a specified object; as, to contribute food or fuel for the poor

2. Contributeverb

   to give a part to a common stock; to lend assistance or aid, or give something, to a common purpose; to have a share in any act or effect

3. Contributeverb

   to give or use one's power or influence for any object; to assist

4. Etymology: [L. contributus, p. p. of contribuere to bring together, to add; con- + tribuere to grant, impart. See Tribute.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Contribute

   kon-trib′ūt, v.t. to give along with others: to give for a common purpose: to furnish an article to a newspaper, &c.: to pay a share.—v.i. to give or bear a part.—adj. Contrib′utary, paying a share, contributable, subject to contribution.—n. Contribū′tion, a collection: a levy or charge imposed upon a people: anything furnished to a common stock: a written composition supplied to a jointly written book, newspaper, &c.—adjs. Contrib′utive, Contrib′utory, giving a share: helping.—n. Contrib′utor. [L. con, with, tribuĕre, -utum, to give.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contribute

   To give to a common goal, task or effort.

   They did contribute their love, time and support.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 25, 2020  

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   contribute

   To share as a facet of a whole or group.

   At their family gatherings they all loved to contribute some type of food.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 10, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Contribute' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3627

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Contribute' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4363

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Contribute' in Verbs Frequency: #326

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Contribute in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Contribute in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Contribute in a Sentence

1. Peter Tauber:

   There are many refugees that are happy to have survived, to have made it here and who are looking for jobs. These people who can contribute to our country are welcome, but clearly there are also some who haven't understood what kind of opportunity they've been given.

2. Deputy Prime Minister Yannis Dragasakis:

   We stressed that the prospect of a deal is realistic provided all sides contribute creatively in order to achieve it, and work together to tackle the problem of liquidity.

3. Donald Trump:

   I am not surprised the dishonest, irrelevant and totally failing Club for Growth has resorted to attacking the definitive front runner, especially after I refused to contribute to their pathetic group. We will be releasing my current tax proposal, which is a major decrease in taxes, in the next week and will continue to expose the two faced hypocrisy of the Club for Growth and the problems groups like this perpetuate within a broken Washington, D.C..

4. Katherine Burdick:

   Running for president will not contribute to his wellbeing, it will put him under an enormous amount of stress regardless of the outcome.

5. Nikoloz Doborjginidze:

   If were going to live on Mars one day, Georgia needs to contribute, our ancestors brought wine to Earth, so we can do the same to Mars.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Contribute
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Contribute
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Contribute
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Contribute
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Contribute