Antonyms for conduce


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kuhn-doos, -dyoos
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈdus, -ˈdyus


Definition of conduce

Origin :
  • c.1400, from Latin conducere "to lead or bring together, contribute, serve," from com- "together" (see com-) + ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)).
  • verb contribute
Example sentences :
  • Must we not select that to which the art of fighting in armour is supposed to conduce?
  • Extract from : « Laches » by Plato
  • And would his seeing her conduce most to her own success, or to Margaret's?
  • Extract from : « Miss Mackenzie » by Anthony Trollope
  • There are many causes which conduce to this partial distribution.
  • Extract from : « Apologia Diffidentis » by W. Compton Leith
  • And now, sir, what can I make or have made for you which will conduce to your comfort?
  • Extract from : « Macaria » by Augusta Jane Evans Wilson
  • There are tables and chairs in numbers, and nothing seemed neglected, which could conduce even to the comfort of the readers.
  • Extract from : « Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 » by Lt-Col. Pinkney
  • The former step, too, will conduce to this, and be its natural consequence.
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, October, 1864 » by Various
  • A ride like that upon a rough Turkish horse does not conduce to dreaming.
  • Extract from : « Yussuf the Guide » by George Manville Fenn
  • Nothing—nothing could he think of that could conduce to his end.
  • Extract from : « The Emperor, Complete » by Georg Ebers
  • Nothing that could conduce to the success of the adventure was neglected.
  • Extract from : « Celebrated Travels and Travellers » by Jules Verne
  • It did not conduce to the ease of his first bed in the wilderness.
  • Extract from : « Two on the Trail » by Hulbert Footner

Synonyms for conduce

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