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conducive

[kuhn-doo-siv, -dyoo-] Origin

con·du·cive

[kuhn-doo-siv, -dyoo-]
adjective
tending to produce; conducing; contributive; helpful; favorable (usually followed by to): Good eating habits are conducive to good health.

Origin:
1640–50; conduce + -ive

con·du·cive·ness, noun
non·con·du·cive, adjective
non·con·du·cive·ness, noun
un·con·du·cive, adjective
un·con·du·cive·ly, adverb
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un·con·du·cive·ness, noun
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So is conclusive. Does it mean:
to agree together secretly to do something wrong
serving to settle or decide a question
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conducive (kənˈdjuːsɪv)
 
adj (when postpositive, foll by to)
contributing, leading, or tending
 
con'duciveness
 
n

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conducive
1640s, from conduce, on model of possessive, etc.
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