contribute

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To give money, help, or ideas toward something shared.

   Everyone contributed money to the church fund.

2. 2
   verb

   To be one of the causes that helps make something happen.

   Poor diet can contribute to heart disease.

PIE word *tréyes From Latin contribūtus, perfect passive participle of contribuō (“to bring together; to unite”), from con- (“together”) + tribuō (“to bestow”), from tribus (“tribe”), derived from trēs (“three”), from Proto-Italic *trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

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