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conducive (adj.)

"having the quality of promoting or furthering," 1640s, from conduce + -ive. Related: Conduciveness.

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conduce (v.)

c. 1400, "to lead, conduct" (a sense now obsolete), from Latin conducere "to lead or bring together, contribute, serve," from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see con-) + ducere "to lead" (from PIE root *deuk- "to lead"). Intransitive sense of "aid in or contribute toward a result" is from 1580s.

-ive 
word-forming element making adjectives from verbs, meaning "pertaining to, tending to; doing, serving to do," in some cases from Old French -if, but usually directly from Latin adjectival suffix -ivus (source also of Italian and Spanish -ivo). In some words borrowed from French at an early date it has been reduced to -y (as in hasty, tardy).

updated on February 22, 2018

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Definitions of conducive from WordNet

conducive (adj.)
tending to bring about; being partly responsible for;
working conditions are not conducive to productivity
Synonyms: contributing / contributive / contributory / tributary
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Dictionary entries near conducive

condonation

condone

condor

condottiere

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conduct

conduction

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conductor

conduit

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