Contribute Definition
kən-trĭbyo͝ot
contributed, contributes, contributing
verb
contributed, contributes, contributing
To give or provide jointly with others; give to a common fund.
Webster's New World
To write and give or sell (an article, story, poem, etc.) to a magazine, newspaper, or other publication.
Webster's New World
To submit for publication.
Contributed two stories to the summer issue.
American Heritage
To give or furnish (knowledge, ideas, etc.)
Webster's New World
To make a contribution.
Contributes to several charities.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
idiom
contribute to
- to have a share in bringing about (a result); be partly responsible for
fatigue contributed to his defeat
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Contribute
- contribute to
Origin of Contribute
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From Latin contribūtus, perfect passive participle of contribuō (“I bring together; I unite”), from con- (“together”) + tribuō (“I bestow”), from tribus (“tribe”), dative of trēs (“three”), from Proto-Italic *trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
From Wiktionary
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Latin contribuere contribūt- to bring together com- com- tribuere to grant tribute
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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