contribute
verb
- to participate towards the advancement of something
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪb.juːt/ / /ˈkɒn.t(ʃ)ɹɪˌbjuːt/ / /kənˈt͡ʃɹɪbjʉwt/
verb
Etymology: PIE word *tréyes From Latin contribūtus, perfect passive participle of contribuō (“to bring together; to unite”), from con- (“together”) + tribuō (“to bestow”), from tribus (“tribe”), derived from trēs (“three”), from Proto-Italic *trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
- To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
“to contribute money to a church fund”
“to contribute articles to a journal”