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Conduce: Definition, Usage, and Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：help bring about (conduce)

conduce 🔊

/kənˈduːs/

To help to make something happen, especially something good or positive.

Team collaboration conduce to project success diagram

help bring about 🔊

➕

/hɛlp brɪŋ əˈbaʊt/

To help to bring about a particular state or effect, especially a favorable one.

📁 Category：Diet & Health 🔖 Level：Advanced

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'conducere' (con- 'together' + ducere 'to lead'), meaning to lead or bring together.

💡 Mnemonic

Conduce sounds like 'con' + 'duce' = with leader. A good leader helps things succeed.

📖 Example

Regular exercise and a balanced diet conduce to better physical and mental health. 🔊 Regular exercise and a balanced diet help achieve better physical and mental health.

🔗 Collocations

conduce to success – contribute to achieving a successful outcome

conduce to health – help promote good physical condition

conduce to harmony – help create a peaceful and cooperative environment

🔄 Synonyms

contribute (v.) – To give something (such as money, time, or effort) to help achieve or provide something

lead (v.) – To guide or cause something to happen as a result

foster (v.) – To encourage the development or growth of something

🚫 Antonyms

hinder (v.) – To slow down or prevent progress or development

impede (v.) – To delay or block something or someone

prevent (v.) – To stop something from happening or existing

🌱 Derivatives

conducive (adj.) – Making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible

conduced (v.) – Past tense of conduce

conducing (v.) – Present participle of conduce

📖 Cultural Story

From Latin 'conducere' (lead together). Used in Roman law; entered English in 15th century for formal positive causality.

Meaning 2：lead to (bad result) (conduce)

conduce 🔊

/kənˈduːs/

To lead or contribute to a particular situation or outcome, often as a contributing factor.

Factory smokestacks conduce to air pollution scene

lead to (bad result) 🔊

➕

/liːd tuː bæd rɪˈzʌlt/

To serve as a contributing factor in causing an undesirable situation or outcome.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Advanced

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

A lack of clear communication often conduces to misunderstandings within a team. 🔊 Poor communication frequently leads to misunderstandings inside a team.

🔗 Collocations

conduce to failure – contribute to an unsuccessful outcome

conduce to conflict – help cause a disagreement or fight

conduce to confusion – lead to a state of being bewildered or unclear

🔄 Synonyms

contribute to (v.) – To be one of the factors that cause something

lead to (v.) – To result in something happening

result in (v.) – To cause a particular situation or outcome

🚫 Antonyms

prevent (v.) – To stop something from happening

reduce (v.) – To make something smaller or less likely

mitigate (v.) – To make something less severe or serious

🌱 Derivatives

conducive (adj.) – Tending to bring about a certain result (often negative)

conduced (v.) – Past tense of conduce (used for negative outcomes)

conducing (v.) – Present participle of conduce