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Contributive

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con·trib·ute  (kn-trbyt)
v. con·trib·ut·ed, con·trib·ut·ing, con·trib·utes
v.tr.
1. To give or supply in common with others; give to a common fund or for a common purpose.
2. To submit for publication: contributed two stories to the summer issue.
v.intr.
1. To make a contribution: contributes to several charities.
2. To help bring about a result; act as a factor: Exercise contributes to better health.
3. To submit material for publication.

[Latin contribuere, contribt-, to bring together : com-, com- + tribuere, to grant; see tribute.]

con·tribu·tive adj.
con·tribu·tive·ly adv.
con·tribu·tive·ness n.
con·tribu·tor n.
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Adj.1.contributive - tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor"
causative - producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in crime"


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The mother's insistence on speaking the HL at home can be contributive of the HL children's adherence to both languages (Kondo, 1998).
 
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