contribute

contribute is a 10-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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. intransitive verb. 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. intransitive verb. To give or use one's power or influence for any object; to assist.
4. verb. provide

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

5. verb. contribute to some cause

   "I gave at the office"

   Synonyms: give

6. verb. bestow a quality on

   "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"

   "The music added a lot to the play"

   Synonyms: add, bestow, bring, impart, lend

7. verb. be conducive to

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

   Synonyms: conduce, lead

Synonyms

give, add, bestow, bring, impart, lend, conduce, lead

Common word forms

contributed, contributes, contributing

Words from these letters

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