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        con·trib·ute

        contribute

         
         
        pronunciation:
        kn trI byut
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        part of speech: verb
        inflections: contributes, contributing, contributed
        definition 1: to give for a purpose.
        She contributed time and money to the rescue work.
         
        synonyms:
        donate
        similar words:
        accord, furnish, grant, help, present, provide, supply
        definition 2: to write for publication.
        She contributed an article about unusual pets to the magazine.
        synonyms:
        write
        similar words:
        provide, submit
        derivations: contributive (adj.), contributively (adv.), contributor (n.)
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