Conduce

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /kÉ™nˈdjuːs/

Origin

From Latin condūcere, present active infinitive of condūcō ("lead together; contribute to something by being useful"), from con + dūcō ("lead").

Full definition of conduce

Verb

1. To contribute or lead to a specific result.
• MacaulayHe was sensible how much such a union would conduce to the happiness of both.
• 1918, W. B. Maxwell, The Mirror and the Lamp Chapter 19, Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare.
• 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 85:There was thus a strong tendency to assume that obedience to God's commandments could conduce to prosperity and safety.
• 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin 2012, p. 343:Anecdotes aside, many historians are skeptical that trade, as a general rule, conduces to peace.

Related terms

• conducive
• conduct