conduce
/kənˈdjuːs
/verb [no object] (conduce to) formal
Help to bring about (a particular situation or outcome): nothing would conduce more to the unity of the nation...
- In this, I have combined different methods of attack and defense, in such a way that the result will conduce to the harmonious development of the whole body.
- Just because such awareness does not automatically conduce to the cause of the neo-imperialists does not mean it can be explained away by petit-bourgeois insularity.
- In each region, he finds, demographics are undermining the social and economic arrangements that conduce to prosperity.
Origin
Late Middle English (in the sense 'lead or bring'): from Latin conducere 'bring together' (see conduct).