contribute

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English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪb.juːt/, /ˈkɒn.t(ʃ)ɹɪˌbjuːt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kənˈtɹɪb.jut/
• (when conjugated as contributing or contributed) IPA^(key): /kənˈtɹɪb.(j)ət/
  • (General American, General Australian) IPA^(key): [kənˈtɹɪb.(j)əɾ]
• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.tɹɪb.jut/
• Hyphenation: con‧trib‧ute

Verb

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

Derived terms

Related terms

• contributable
• contribution
• contributive
• contributor
• contributory

Translations

Latin

Participle

contribūte

1. vocative masculine singular of contribūtus