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conducive

/kənˈdjuːsɪv/ adjective

Latin root: condūcere Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about conducive at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Tending to bring about; being partly responsible for.
    working conditions are not conducive to productivity

Origin

From conduce + -ive, 1640s, from Latin condūcere, patterned after forms like conductive.

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