conduce

[ kuhn-doos, -dyoos ]

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verb (used without object),con·duced, con·duc·ing.

to lead or contribute to a result (usually followed by to or toward): qualities that conduce to success.

Origin of conduce

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

hinder

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Other words from conduce

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

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How to use conduce in a sentence

This, though it takes up much time in copying, conduces little to improvement.
Seven Discourses on Art | Joshua Reynolds
An act which conduces to human welfare is good, one that militates against it is bad.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac Husik
Using two or more cylinders conduces to steady power generation and a lessening of vibration.
Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred Pag
And in this sense the active life precedes the contemplative, for it conduces to it, as we have already said.
On Prayer and The Contemplative Life | St. Thomas Aquinas
The Count of Ferroll was a favourite in English society, for he possessed every quality which there conduces to success.
Endymion | Benjamin Disraeli

British Dictionary definitions for conduce

conduce

/ (kənˈdjuːs) /

verb

(intr foll by to) to lead or contribute (to a result)

Origin of conduce

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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