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contribute.

To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪb.juːt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɒn.t(ʃ)ɹɪˌbjuːt/Received-Pronunciation/kənˈt͡ʃɹɪbjʉwt/British, Southern, Standard/ˈkɔnt͡ʃɹɪbjʉwt/British, Southern, Standard
  1. To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.

    ambitransitive
    to contribute money to a church fund
    to contribute articles to a journal
Where this word comes from

PIE word *tréyes From Latin contribūtus, perfect passive participle of contribuō (“to bring together; to unite”), from con- (“together”) + tribuō (“to bestow”), from tribus (“tribe”), derived from trēs (“three”), from Proto-Italic *trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

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