Definitions for conduce
kənˈdus, -ˈdyuscon·duce

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contribute, lead, conduceverb

   be conducive to

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conduceverb

   To contribute or lead to a specific result.

   The very smallness of the treatise will conduce to its success in diffusing the principals of comparative anatomy..

2. Etymology: From conducere, present active infinitive of conduco, from con + duco.

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

1. To Conduceverb

   To conduct; to accompany in order to shew the way. In this sense I have only found it in the following passage.

   He was sent to conduce hither the princess Henrietta-Maria. Henry Wotton.

2. To CONDUCEverb

   To promote an end; to contribute; to serve to some purpose. Followed by to.

   Etymology: conduco, Lat.

   The boring of holes in that kind of wood, and then laying it abroad, seemeth to conduce to make it shine. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   The means and preparations that may conduce unto the enterprize. Francis Bacon, Holy War.

   Every man does love or hate things, according as he apprehends them to conduce to this end, or to contradict it. John Tillotson.

   They may conduce to farther discoveries for compleating the theory of light. Newton.

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1. conduce

   To conduce is to contribute or lead to a specific result or outcome. It's typically used in a context where actions, factors, or individuals make a particular situation or result possible or likely.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Conducenoun

   to lead or tend, esp. with reference to a favorable or desirable result; to contribute; -- usually followed by to or toward

2. Conduceverb

   to conduct; to lead; to guide

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

1. Conduce

   kon-dūs′, v.i. to tend to some end: to contribute.—ns. Conduce′ment (Milt.), Conduc′ibleness, Conduc′iveness.—adjs. Conduc′ible, Conduc′ive, leading or tending: having power to promote: advantageous.—advs. Conduc′ibly, Conduc′ively. [L. con, together, ducĕre, ductum, to lead.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of conduce in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of conduce in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of conduce in a Sentence

1. Sir John Denham:

   Books should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight, or use.

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References

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