Hypertext Webster Gateway: "contributing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Contribute \Con*trib"ute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contributed}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Contributing}.] [L. contributus, p. p. of
contribuere to bring together, to add; con- + tribuere to
grant, impart. See {Tribute}.]
To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common
stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part;
to give (money or other aid) for a specified object; as, to
contribute food or fuel for the poor.
England contributes much more than any other of the
allies. --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
contributing
adj : 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" [syn: {conducive}, {contributing(a)},
{contributive}, {contributory}]
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