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conducive

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con⋅du⋅cive

  [kuhn-doo-siv, -dyoo-]
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–adjective
tending to produce; conducing; contributive; helpful; favorable (usually fol. by to): Good eating habits are conducive to good health.
Origin:
1640–50; conduce + -ive

Related forms:
con⋅du⋅cive⋅ness, noun
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con·du·cive   (kən-dōō'sĭv, -dyōō'-)   
adj.  Tending to cause or bring about; contributive: working conditions not conducive to productivity. See Synonyms at favorable.
con·du'cive·ness n.
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