This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience. Learn more

Contribute synonyms

Sorting by
Votes
give
To guide or direct, as by persuasion or behavior. Used with an infinitive phrase:
0
0
  1. To guide or direct, as by persuasion or behavior. Used with an infinitive phrase:
  2. To present to view:
  3. To submit for consideration, acceptance, or use:
donate
To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute.
0
0
  1. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute.
  2. (Chemistry) To provide (an electron or atom, for example) for combination with an acceptor.
  3. To give, esp. to some philanthropic or religious cause; contribute
provide
To furnish the means of support
0
0
  1. To furnish the means of support
  2. To make available (something needed or desired); furnish:
  3. To set down as a stipulation or requirement:
add
To cause an increase; be an addition (to)
0
0
  1. To cause an increase; be an addition (to)
  2. To constitute an addition:
  3. To join or combine (numbers) through addition:
share
To talk about personal experiences or feelings with others.
0
0
  1. To talk about personal experiences or feelings with others.
  2. To allow someone to use or enjoy something that one possesses:
  3. To distribute in shares; give out a portion or portions of; apportion
endow
To provide with property, income, or a source of income.
0
0
  1. To provide with property, income, or a source of income.
  2. (Obsolete) To provide with a dower.
  3. To give money or property so as to provide an income for the support of (a college, hospital, etc.)
supply
To have as a necessary or desirable feature:
0
0
  1. To have as a necessary or desirable feature:
  2. To make available for use; provide:
  3. To give, furnish, or provide (what is needed or wanted)
furnish
To provide something necessary or desired to; equip:
0
0
  1. To provide something necessary or desired to; equip:
  2. To supply; provide; give
  3. To supply, provide, or equip with whatever is necessary or useful; esp., to put furniture into (a room, apartment, etc.)
bestow
To apply; use:
0
0
  1. To apply; use:
  2. (Obs.) To give in marriage
  3. To give or present as a gift
present
To hold, carry, or point (a weapon) in a particular manner as a salutation or sign of honor, usually along the center axis of the body.
0
0
  1. To hold, carry, or point (a weapon) in a particular manner as a salutation or sign of honor, usually along the center axis of the body.
  2. To offer for observation, examination, or consideration; show or display:
  3. To give (a gift, donation, award, etc.) to a person, organization, etc.
confer
To invest with (a characteristic, for example):
0
0
  1. To invest with (a characteristic, for example):
  2. To meet in order to deliberate together or compare views; consult:
  3. To give, grant, or bestow
commit
To order a person’s placement in, or to send a person to, a hospital, mental health facility, prison, or similar institution, especially pursuant to court order.
0
0
  1. To order a person’s placement in, or to send a person to, a hospital, mental health facility, prison, or similar institution, especially pursuant to court order.
  2. To consign for future use or for preservation:
  3. To give in charge or trust; deliver for safekeeping; entrust; consign
accord
To be in agreement, unity, or harmony.
0
0
  1. To be in agreement, unity, or harmony.
  2. (Archaic) To cause to conform or agree; bring into harmony.
  3. To give or grant, especially as being due or appropriate:
dispense
To administer (laws, for example).
0
0
  1. To administer (laws, for example).
  2. To give or deal out, especially in parts or portions:
  3. To prepare and give out (medicines, prescriptions, etc.)
settle-upon
(Idiomatic) To decide something over other options.
0
0
  1. (Idiomatic) To decide something over other options.
enrich
To add vitamins, minerals, etc. to (bread, flour, etc.) so as to increase the nutritional value
0
0
  1. To add vitamins, minerals, etc. to (bread, flour, etc.) so as to increase the nutritional value
  2. To add to the beauty or character of; adorn:
  3. To give more wealth to
proffer
To offer for acceptance; tender:
0
0
  1. To offer for acceptance; tender:
  2. To offer (usually something intangible)
  3. A preliminary offering, specifically with regard to testimony or evidence, a preview of what will be said or shown. Also known as an offer of proof. A preliminary offering, specifically with regard to testimony or evidence, a preview of what will be said or shown. Also known as an offer of proof.
grant
To transfer rights in real or personal property; in litigation, accession by the court to a party’s request made by motion or pleading.
0
0
  1. To transfer rights in real or personal property; in litigation, accession by the court to a party’s request made by motion or pleading.
  2. To give or confer officially or formally:
  3. To give (what is requested, as permission, etc.); assent to; agree to fulfill
afford
To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue.
0
0
  1. To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue.
  2. To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury.
  3. To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious;—with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough.
assign
To transfer one’s duty, interest, or right to another, especially regarding property or under a contract, so that the transferee has the same duty, interest, or right as the transferor had. See also assignment and delegate.
0
0
  1. To transfer one’s duty, interest, or right to another, especially regarding property or under a contract, so that the transferee has the same duty, interest, or right as the transferor had. See also assignment and delegate.
  2. To allot or give something as a task.
  3. To give out as a task; allot:
subscribe
To authorize (someone) to receive or access electronic texts or services, especially over the Internet.
0
0
  1. To authorize (someone) to receive or access electronic texts or services, especially over the Internet.
  2. To contract to receive and pay for a certain number of issues of a publication, for tickets to a series of events or performances, or for a utility service, for example.
  3. To give support, sanction, or approval; consent or agree (to)
tender
(Archaic) To treat with tenderness
0
0
  1. (Archaic) To treat with tenderness
  2. To submit as a tender
  3. (Formal) To offer, to give.
devote
(Obs.) To curse or doom
0
0
  1. (Obs.) To curse or doom
  2. To give or apply (one's time, attention, or self, for example) entirely to a particular activity, pursuit, cause, or person.
  3. To set apart for a specific purpose or use:
demise
(Law) To be transferred by will or descent:
0
0
  1. (Law) To be transferred by will or descent:
  2. To transfer (sovereignty) by abdication or will.
  3. To grant or transfer (an estate) by lease, esp. for a fixed period
will
To induce or try to induce by sheer force of will:
0
0
  1. To induce or try to induce by sheer force of will:
  2. Used to express possibility
  3. Used to indicate simple future time
dower
To endow (with)
0
0
  1. To endow (with)
  2. To give a dower to; endow.
bequeath
To give a gift of personal property by means of a will. See also devise.
0
0
  1. To give a gift of personal property by means of a will. See also devise.
  2. To give; to offer; to commit.
  3. (Law) To leave or give (personal property) by will.
subsidize
To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy.
0
0
  1. To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy.
  2. To assist or support with a subsidy.
  3. To buy the aid or support of with a subsidy, often as a kind of bribe
sacrifice
To give up (one thing) for another thing considered to be of greater value.
0
0
  1. To give up (one thing) for another thing considered to be of greater value.
  2. To give up, destroy, permit injury to, or forgo (something valued) for the sake of something having a more pressing claim
  3. To sell or give away at a loss.
ante-up
Alternative spelling of ante up.
0
0
  1. Alternative spelling of ante up.
  2. To pay a fee necessary to play a game, typically a card game
  3. To contribute one's share of a payment, or to pay what is due
kick in
To kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards.
0
0
  1. To kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards.
  2. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To contribute, especially to a collection of money.
  3. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To start or connect suddenly.
do-one-s-bit
(Idiomatic) To make an individual contribution toward an overall effort.
0
0
  1. (Idiomatic) To make an individual contribution toward an overall effort.
go-dutch
(Idiomatic) To pay for one's own food and bills, or split the cost, when eating at a restaurant or going out for entertainment.
0
0
  1. (Idiomatic) To pay for one's own food and bills, or split the cost, when eating at a restaurant or going out for entertainment.
donate
To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute.
0
0
  1. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute.
  2. (Chemistry) To provide (an electron or atom, for example) for combination with an acceptor.
  3. To give, esp. to some philanthropic or religious cause; contribute
subscribe
To give support, sanction, or approval; consent or agree (to)
0
0
  1. To give support, sanction, or approval; consent or agree (to)
  2. To contract to receive and pay for a certain number of issues of a publication, for tickets to a series of events or performances, or for a utility service, for example.
  3. To authorize (someone) to receive or access electronic texts or services, especially over the Internet.
kick in
To kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards.
0
0
  1. To kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards.
  2. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To contribute, especially to a collection of money.
  3. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To start or connect suddenly.
come across
(Idiomatic) To give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image.
0
0
  1. (Idiomatic) To give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image.
bestow
To apply; use:
0
0
  1. To apply; use:
  2. To give or present as a gift
  3. (Obs.) To give in marriage
donate
To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute.
0
0
  1. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute.
  2. (Chemistry) To provide (an electron or atom, for example) for combination with an acceptor.
  3. To give, esp. to some philanthropic or religious cause; contribute
give
To place in the hands of; pass:
0
0
  1. To place in the hands of; pass:
  2. To accord or tender to another:
  3. To perform for an audience:
conduce
To tend or lead (to an effect); contribute
0
0
  1. To tend or lead (to an effect); contribute
partake
To take a portion or take some; specif., to eat or drink something, esp. in company with others
0
0
  1. To take a portion or take some; specif., to eat or drink something, esp. in company with others
  2. To share some of the properties of something else:
  3. To take or have a part or share; participate:
participate
To share in something:
0
0
  1. To share in something:
  2. To have or take a part or share with others (in some activity, enterprise, etc.)
share
To share or divide something equally
0
0
  1. To share or divide something equally
  2. To talk about personal experiences or feelings with others.
  3. To participate in, use, enjoy, or experience jointly or in turns:
Find another word for contribute. In this page you can discover 62 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for contribute, like: give, donate, provide, add, share, endow, supply, furnish, bestow, present and confer.

Sentence Examples

  • You all contribute to what we're doing.

  • I want someone who can contribute intelligent conversation, not grovel at my feet.

  • You just want to contribute and I'm sure you can.

  • They will contribute to the greater good.

  • You contribute nothing, yet the whole world revolves around you.

More sentences →

Words that mention contribute in the Dictionary

Words near contribute in the Thesaurus