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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. tending to bring about; being partly responsible for;
- Example: "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"
- Example: "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"
- Example: "a contributory factor"
[syn: conducive, contributing(a), contributive, contributory, tributary]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Conducive \Con*du"cive\ (k[o^]n*d[=u]"s[i^]v), a. Loading or tending; helpful; contributive; tending to promote. [1913 Webster] However conducive to the good or our country. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

conducive adj 1: tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor" [syn: conducive, contributing(a), contributive, contributory, tributary]