conduce

Pronunciation: /kənˈdjuːs/

The English word “conduce” has 7 meanings listed here.

verb

To cause (something) to occur; to bring about.
To contribute (something).
To conduct or lead (someone or something).
To advantage or benefit (someone or something).
To carry on or continue (an activity).
To contribute or lead to a specific result.
To be advantageous to; to advantage, to benefit.

Etymology

PIE word *ḱóm From Late Middle English conducen (“to guide, lead; (surgery) to draw together (edges of a wound, or parts of a torn sinew); to set (a broken bone)”), borrowed from Latin condūcere, the present active infinitive of condūcō (“to bring, draw, or lead together, assemble, collect; to contribute to something by being useful, be of use, be conducive to”), from con- (prefix denoting a…

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