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Webster 1913 Edition
Conduce
Con-duce′
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Conduced
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Conducing
.] [L. ,
conducere
to bring together, conduce, hire; con-
+ ducere
to lead. See Duke
and cf. Conduct, Noun.
Cond
.] To lead or tend, esp. with reference to a favorable or desirable result; to contribute; – usually followed by to or toward.
He was sensible how much such a union would
conduce
to the happiness of both. Macaulay.
Syn. – To contribute; aid; assist; tend; subserve.
Con-duce′
,Verb.
T.
To conduct; to lead; to guide.
[Obs.]
He was sent to
conduce
hither the princess. Sir H. Wotton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Conduce
CONDUCE
,Verb.
I.
They may conduce to farther discoveries for completing the theory of light.
To conduce to includes the sense of aiding, tending to produce, or furnishing the means; hence it is sometimes equivalent to promote, advance, or further. Virtue conduces to the welfare of society. Religion conduces to temporal happiness. Temperance conduces to health and long life.
In the transitive sense, to conduct, it is not authorized.