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conduce

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con·duce  (kn-ds, -dys)
intr.v. con·duced, con·duc·ing, con·duc·es
To contribute or lead to a specific result: "The quiet conduces to thinking about the darkening future" (George F. Will).
[Latin condcere : com-, com- + dcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]
con·ducer n.
con·ducing·ly adv.
conduce [kənˈdjuːs]
vb
(intr; foll by to) to lead or contribute (to a result)
[from Latin condūcere to lead together, from com- together + dūcere to lead]
conducer  n
conducible  adj
conducingly  adv
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Verb1.conduce - be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"
contribute, lead
encourage, promote, further, boost, advance - contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
Translations
conduce [kənˈdjuːs] VI to conduce to → conducir a
conduce
vi to conduce to (form) → förderlich sein (+dat)
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In nature every species of organic being instinctively adopts and practises those acts which most conduce to the prevalence or supremacy of its kind.
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First, then, we warn thee not too hastily to condemn any of the incidents in this our history as impertinent and foreign to our main design, because thou dost not immediately conceive in what manner such incident may conduce to that design.
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It is well worthy of consideration therefore, whether it would conduce more to the interest of the people of America that they should, to all general purposes, be one nation, under one federal government, or that they should divide themselves into separate confederacies, and give to the head of each the same kind of powers which they are advised to place in one national government.
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