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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Contribute \Con*trib"ute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contributed}; p.
pr & vb n. {Contributing}.] [L. contributus p. p. of
contribuere to bring together, to add con- + tribuere to
grant, impart. See {Tribute}.]
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.
England contributes much more than any other of the
allies. --Addison.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
contributing
adj : tending to bring about being partly responsible for
"working conditions are not conducive to productivity";
"the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of
the city"; "a contributory factor" [syn: {conducive}, {contributing(a)},
{contributive}, {contributory}]
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