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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.
[L., to lead.] To lead or tend; to contribute; followed by to.
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.

Definition 2024

conduce

conduce

English

Verb

conduce ‎(third-person singular simple present conduces, present participle conducing, simple past and past participle conduced)

  1. To contribute or lead to a specific result.
    • Macaulay
      He was sensible how much such a union would conduce to the happiness of both.
    • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 19, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
      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.

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Translations

Italian

Verb

conduce

  1. Third-person singular indicative present of condurre

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

condūce

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of condūcō

Noun

conduce

  1. ablative singular of condux

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin condūcere, present active infinitive of condūcō ‎(“lead, bring or draw together”), from con + dūcō ‎(“lead”), based on the conjugation of duce. Cf. also French conduire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [konˈdu.t͡ʃe]

Verb

a conduce ‎(third-person singular present conduce, past participle condus) 3rd conj.

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to drive, to conduct
  2. to lead, direct, rule
  3. to drive a vehicle
    Tu conduci prea repede. Mergi un pic mai încet.
    You drive too fast. Go a little slower.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Spanish

Verb

conduce

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of conducir.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of conducir.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of conducir.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kənˈdjuːs/

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