contribute

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪb.juːt/, /ˈkɒn.t(ʃ)ɹɪˌbjuːt/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /kənˈtɹɪb.jut/

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• (when conjugated as contributing or contributed) IPA^(key): /kənˈtɹɪb.(j)ət/
  • (General American, General Australian) IPA^(key): [kənˈtɹɪb.(j)əɾ]
• Hyphenation: con‧trib‧ute

contribute (third-person singular simple present contributes, present participle contributing, simple past and past participle contributed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:contribute

   to contribute money to a church fund

   to contribute articles to a journal

   • 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:

     Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.

• contributable
• contribution
• contributive
• contributor
• contributory

contribūte

1. vocative masculine singular of contribūtus