conduce
verb (used without object)
to lead or contribute to a result (usually followed by to ortoward ).
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Adj. uninfluential†, ineffective; inconsequential, nugatory; unconducing, unconducive, unconducting to†; powerless &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget