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contributing definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb contribute 2 of 4 senses of contribute Sense 1 lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add bring => instill, transfuse => tinsel => throw in Sense 2 contribute, give chip in kick in => pool, combine Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb contribute 2 of 4 senses of contribute Sense 1 lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add bring => instill, transfuse => breathe => tinsel => throw in Sense 2 contribute, give chip in kick in => pool, combine Entailment of verb contribute Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb contribute 4 senses of contribute Sense 1 lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add bring => change, alter Sense 2 contribute, give chip in kick in => give Sense 3 contribute, lead, conduce => promote, advance, boost, further, encourage Sense 4 put up contribute => pay Familiarity of verb contribute contribute used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb contribute Sense 1 lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add bring => change, alter -------------- Sense 2 contribute, give chip in kick in => give -------------- Sense 3 contribute, lead, conduce => promote, advance, boost, further, encourage -------------- Sense 4 put up contribute => pay -------------- Overview of verb contribute The verb contribute has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (31) lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add bring -- (of a quality, as in: "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program") 2. (25) contribute, give chip in kick in -- (contribute to some cause "I gave at the office") 3. (13) contribute, lead, conduce -- (be conducive to "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing") 4. (3) put up contribute -- (provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount") Overview of adj contributing The adj contributing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) conducive, contributing, contributive, contributory -- (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") Antonyms of adj contributing 1 sense of contributing Sense 1 conducive, contributing(postnominal), contributive, contributory INDIRECT (VIA causative) -> noncausative, noncausal Similarity of adj contributing 1 sense of contributing Sense 1 conducive, contributing(postnominal), contributive, contributory => causative (vs. noncausative) Attributes of adj contributing Familiarity of adj contributing contributing used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj contributing contributing Overview of verb contribute The verb contribute has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (31) lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add bring -- (of a quality, as in: "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program") 2. (25) contribute, give chip in kick in -- (contribute to some cause "I gave at the office") 3. (13) contribute, lead, conduce -- (be conducive to "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing") 4. (3) put up contribute -- (provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount") Overview of adj contributing The adj contributing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) conducive, contributing, contributive, contributory -- (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")
contributing definition
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