# contribute

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-TRIB-yoot" US /kənˈtɹɪb.jut/, UK /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪb.juːt/; AUS say "kuhn-TRIB-yuht" /kənˈtɹɪb.jət/

## Verb

1. To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole, such as money, effort, or ideas.
   - Simple: To give money, time, or effort to help make something bigger or better.
   - _Volunteers contribute their weekends to keep the food bank running._
   - _Her early research contributed a great deal to our understanding of the disease._

## Origin

From Latin contribūtus, the past participle of contribuō ("to bring together; to unite"), formed from con- ("together") and tribuō ("to bestow"). Tribuō comes from tribus ("tribe"), which derives from trēs ("three"), tracing back through Proto-Italic *trēs to Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

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