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Synonyms for contribute

Most common

donate provide add lend give kick in lead

Definitions

  1. v. 1

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

    to contribute articles to a journal

Forms

Past participle
contributed
e.g. contributed → donated, provided, added, lent…

Example sentences

  • provide We must provide the victims with food and clothes.
  • add Do you know how to add new contacts to this phone?
  • donate I've managed to persuade Tom to donate some money.
  • lend She has the kindness to lend me a good dictionary.
  • fund There are several ways to fund postgraduate study.
  • tend People living in a big city tend to lack exercise.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
contributesteady
providesteady
addsteady
donaterising
lendfalling
fundfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

2 letters
go1
3 letters
add1, aid1
4 letters
find1, give1, lead1, join1, gift1, fund1, tend1, lend1
5 letters
bring1, serve1, grant1, endow2
6 letters
supply2, afford2, assist2, invest2, donate2, pledge1, impart2, bestow2
7 letters
support2, provide2, furnish2, conduce
8 letters
conspire3
9 letters
subscribe2
11 letters
participate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (endow2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
contribuer
Italiano
contribuire
Español
contribuir
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