Antonyms for contribute
kənˈtrɪb yutcon·trib·ute

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1. contribute

   Antonyms:
   refuse, withhold, misconduct, misapply, contravene

   Synonyms:
   conduce, add, subscribe, give, co-operate, assist, tend, supply

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1. lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bringverb

   bestow a quality on

   "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"

   Synonyms:
   supply, tot, land, get, tote up, bring in, bring, impart, pass on, add, lead, put up, take, sum, add up, conduce, fetch, channel, tot up, sum up, work, carry, give, make for, bestow, play, loan, append, institute, tally, convey, leave, conduct, confer, kick in, add together, chip in, total, summate, wreak, lend, transmit

2. contribute, give, chip in, kick inverb

   contribute to some cause

   "I gave at the office"

   Synonyms:
   commit, dedicate, cave in, collapse, conduce, bring, impart, pass on, add, move over, return, establish, set in, lead, reach, present, have, generate, fall in, make, pay, consecrate, throw, gift, feed, break, put up, ease up, apply, give, grant, open, founder, devote, bestow, hold, pass, render, sacrifice, yield, turn over, leave, kick down, give way, kick in, chip in, afford, lend, hand

3. contribute, lead, conduceverb

   be conducive to

   "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"

   Synonyms:
   lead, conduce, precede, run, put up, bestow, lend, chip in, give, chair, extend, add, impart, guide, direct, result, top, kick in, take, moderate, pass, leave, conduct, bring, go, head

4. put up, contributeverb

   provide

   "The city has to put up half the required amount"

   Synonyms:
   digest, abide, tolerate, conduce, put forward, bring, support, impart, house, tin, add, can, lead, endure, put up, post, stick out, bestow, offer, give, stomach, erect, raise, kick in, provide, nominate, brook, set up, domiciliate, suffer, stand, rear, chip in, lend, bear

How to use contribute in a sentence?

1. Deputy Prime Minister Yannis Dragasakis:

   We stressed that the prospect of a deal is realistic provided all sides contribute creatively in order to achieve it, and work together to tackle the problem of liquidity.

2. Bindu Khanna:

   In the email they had used a picture of elderly people holding empty food plates. A day after I donated to the cause, while speaking with my team in Feed India, I encouraged them to contribute to the organization.

3. Norwegian Foreign Minister Boerge Brende:

   We are following the situation closely and we will find out whether to contribute further when we know more.

4. Severin Meiland:

   If everyone made just one song, or wrote only one book, or made only one movie, then we would have (as of today) about seven billion songs/books/movies to enjoy. Not all of them would be great, in fact most of them would be really bad, but from the wast quantity, quality would appear, and the world and the human race would be better for it. Don't just consume songs/books/movies, but contribute and participate, to make a better world for everyone.

5. Michelle Obama:

   They let us know, that as children, our opinions mattered. But they encouraged us to contribute to the solution. You could air it out, but you had to be the one to solve whatever it was.

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