| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | con·duce |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k n-d s , -dys |
| INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: con·duced, con·duc·ing, con·duc·es
To contribute or lead to a specific result: “The quiet conduces to thinking about the darkening future” (George F. Will). | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin cond cere : com-, com- + dcere, to lead; see deuk- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | con·ducer —NOUN
con·ducing·ly —ADVERB
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