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present tense third-person singular of contribute (to)
Synonyms & Antonyms of contributes (to)
as in conduces (to)
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for contributes (to)
- begets,
- breeds,
- brings,
- brings about,
- brings on,
- catalyzes,
- causes,
- creates,
- does,
- draws on,
- effects,
- effectuates,
- engenders,
- generates,
- induces,
- invokes,
- makes,
- occasions,
- produces,
- prompts,
- results (in),
- spawns,
- translates (into),
- works,
- yields
- begins,
- establishes,
- fathers,
- founds,
- inaugurates,
- initiates,
- innovates,
- institutes,
- introduces,
- launches,
- pioneers,
- sets,
- sets up,
- starts
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for contributes (to)
- clamps down (on),
- cracks down (on),
- crushes,
- dampens,
- puts down,
- quashes,
- quells,
- represses,
- smothers,
- squashes,
- squelches,
- stifles,
- subdues,
- suppresses
- cans
- [slang],
- kills,
- snuffs (out),
- stills
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“Contributes (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contributes%20%28to%29. Accessed 20 Apr. 2021.
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