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kənˈtrɪbjuːt,
ˈkɒntrɪbjuːt/
v.
give in order to help achieve or provide something.
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(contribute to)
help to cause or bring about.
Derivative
- contribution n.
- contributive
/kənˈtrɪb-/
adj. - contributor n.
Usage
The first pronunciation, which puts the stress on -tri-, is held to be the only correct one, despite the fact that the alternative, with the stress on con-, is older.
Etymology
C16 (earlier (ME) as contribution): from L. contribut-, contribuere ‘bring together, add’, from con- ‘with’ + tribuere ‘bestow’.
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