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Added 1 October 2026

contribute

/kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪb.juːt/ verb

In Latin: cōnferō, contribuō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about contribute at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
to contribute money to a church fund

Origin

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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