conduce

[ kuhn-doos, -dyoos ]
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verb (used without object),con·duced, con·duc·ing.
  1. to lead or contribute to a result (usually followed by to or toward): qualities that conduce to success.

Origin of conduce

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin condūcere to lead, bring together, equivalent to con-con- + dūcere to lead, akin to dux (see duke) and to tow1, tug

Opposites for conduce

Other words from conduce

  • con·duc·er, noun
  • con·duc·i·ble, adjective
  • un·con·duc·ing, adjective

Words Nearby conduce

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How to use conduce in a sentence

  • Fight for your undoubted rights, but gladly give up anything which may conduce to the pleasure of others, or benefit them.

    Digby Heathcote | W.H.G. Kingston
  • An examination of Elizabethan writings does not conduce to the idea of the term having had a widespread acceptation.

  • She had a vague idea that emphatic statement would conduce to making all this true.

  • He had not taken the precaution to remove from his couch a number of angular stones, which did not by any means conduce to sleep.

    Toilers of the Sea | Victor Hugo
  • Nothing that could conduce to the success of the adventure was neglected.

British Dictionary definitions for conduce

conduce

/ (kənˈdjuːs) /


verb
  1. (intr foll by to) to lead or contribute (to a result)

Origin of conduce

1
C15: from Latin condūcere to lead together, from com- together + dūcere to lead

Derived forms of conduce

  • conducer, noun
  • conducible, adjective
  • conducingly, adverb

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