[kuh
n-doos, -dyoos] 
| to lead or contribute to a result (usually fol. by to or toward): qualities that conduce to success. |
| con·duce (kən-dōōs', -dyōōs') intr.v. 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). [Latin condūcere : com-, com- + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.] con·duc'er n., con·duc'ing·ly adv. |