different between contribute vs contributable

English

Etymology

From Latin contrib?tus, perfect passive participle of contribu? (“I bring together; I unite”), from con- (“together”) +? tribu? (“I bestow”), from tribus (“tribe”), dative of tr?s (“three”), from Proto-Italic *tr?s, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?n?t(?)??b.ju?t/, /?k?nt(?)???bju?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?n?t(?)??b.jut/
  • (when conjugated as contributing or contributed) IPA^(key): /k?n?t(?)??.b(j)?t/
• Hyphenation: con?trib?ute

Verb

contribute (third-person singular simple present contributes, present participle contributing, simple past and past participle contributed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:contribute

Related terms

• contributable
• contribution
• contributive
• contributor
• contributory

Translations

Latin

Participle

contrib?te

1. vocative masculine singular of contrib?tus

English

Etymology

contribute +? -able

Adjective

contributable (not comparable)

1. Capable of being contributed.