conducive
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conducive
contribute to a result; tending to bring about or cause: A well-balanced diet is conducive to good health.
Not to be confused with:
conductive – managerial; directive
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con·du·cive
(kən-do͞o′sĭv, -dyo͞o′-)adj.
Tending to cause or bring something about; contributive: working conditions not conducive to productivity.
con·du′cive·ness n.
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conducive
(kənˈdjuːsɪv)adj
(when: postpositive, foll by to) contributing, leading, or tending
conˈduciveness n
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con•du•cive
(kənˈdu sɪv, -ˈdyu-)adj.
tending to produce; conducing; contributive (usu. fol. by to): eating habits conducive to good health.
[1640–50]
con•du′cive•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | conducive - tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor" causative - producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in crime" |
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conducive
adjective favourable, helpful, productive, contributory, calculated to produce, leading, tending Make your bedroom as conducive to sleep as possible.
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conducive
adjectiveTending to contribute to a result:
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bevorderend
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conducive
adj → förderlich, dienlich (→ to +dat)
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