conducive
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of conducive
Explanation
Conducive means tending to cause or produce something. Regular exercise is conducive to happiness and a feeling of well-being. This adjective is usually followed by the preposition to, and it refers to bringing about something favorable or helpful: A positive attitude is conducive to good health. Conducive was formed in English from the less common verb conduce "to lead or contribute to a result." The verb conduce descends from Middle English conducen, from Latin conducere, from the prefix com- "together" plus ducere "to lead." And the suffix –ive means "tending to."
Vocabulary lists containing conducive
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Example Sentences
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Conducive as Uncle Peter’s suggestion might have been to the restoration of peace in the family of our hero, it was decided to be impracticable by several medical gentlemen, who were consulted upon the matter.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 20, 1841 by Various
Conducive to or restrictive of habits of observation?
From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
Conducive as each of these policies is to national safety and peace amid international conflagration, neither the one nor the other can be sustained without the creation and maintenance of a preponderant navy.
From The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
An Inquiry into the Principles of the Distribution of Wealth most Conducive to Human Happiness, Applied to the newly proposed System of Voluntary Equality of Wealth," 1824, and "Labour Rewarded.
From Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles by Spargo, John
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