conducive

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US /kənˈdusɪv/ UK /kənˈdjuːsɪv/
adj Freq #34812

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.

    A small, dark kitchen is not conducive to elaborate cooking.

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Synonyms
1 adj · tending to contribute to,... conducentfavorablehelpfulinstrumental
Word family
Forms conduciveness

Etymology

From conduce + -ive, 1640s, from Latin condūcere, patterned after forms like conductive.

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