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con·duce
 conduce
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- pronunciation:
- k
 n
dus
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
conduces, conducing, conduced |
| definition: |
to contribute to or help bring about a result (usu. fol. by "to" or "toward").
Such postwar conditions often conduce to economic chaos. |
(v.)conduce
+ noun
ala, angst, character, happiness, humility, judgement, madness, optimism, self-evaluation, self-preservation, sort, value, veracity, well-being
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The word conduce
contains the following parts:
con-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix con-
is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with c, d, f, g, j, n, s, t, and v. See com-. Note: con-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " conceive
."
Example words:
conceive, concentrate, concentric, conclude, conclusion, condone, conduce, conducive, conduct, conductive, conduction, confer, conference, confidant, confide, confidence, confident, confine, confirm, conflict, confluence, conflux, conform, confuse, confusion, congener, congratulate, congregate, congress, conjecture, conjunct, conjunction, conjunctiva, connect, connote, conscript, conscription, consign, consonant, conspiracy, constant, constrain, construct, construction, contact, contain, container, context, continue, contract, conversant, convince, convict, conviction, convivial, convocation, convoke, inconceivable, inconsonant, inconspicuous, connotation, consequence, consequent
duc, duct
Latin
root
that means lead; draw along
Example words:
abduct, adduce, aqueduct, conduce, conducive, conduct, deduce, deduct, duce, duct, ductile, educate, educe, induce, induct, introduce, oviduct, produce, reduce, seduce, traduce, viaduct
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