conducive
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6.3
- adjective
- /kənˈduːsɪv/
- The new policies are expected to create conditions conducive to economic growth.
- a conducive environment
- conducive conditions
- a conducive atmosphere
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Watch on YouTubeSo I think that's not conducive for deep learning.
- So I think that's not conducive for deep learning.
- He says certain beguiling songs are conducive to mental relaxation.
- He uses a distinct pinching pattern that is not conducive to retrieval.
- And he says that music, dance and play are conducive to company without conversation.
- So I think it's pretty, you know, it's become very conducive to cheating.
- Well, Speaking of which, approaches that are conducive to a relationship and some that are not.
- Therefore, it is the most perfect of the virtues and the most conducive to happiness.
- I know that that my work is not conducive to everybody.
- But this kind of coalition certainly is not conducive to peace.
- I mean, every goal requires a level of skill that is conducive to attaining that goal.
- To start, neither his tendency towards heavy drinking nor violence was conducive to his goals of modernizing Russia.
- It's not in any way conducive to optimize health.
Examples
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The competitive youth soccer environment appears to be conducive to these types of benefits.
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He says certain beguiling songs are conducive to mental relaxation.
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And he says that music, dance and play are conducive to company without conversation.
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This place is not so conducive to the creative process, after all.
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It's conducive to creating art.
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As teachers, we should create a learning environment that is conducive to musical play.
Academic text (1999) -
Yes, but I find the classroom... to be way more conducive to learning.
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Ghana's dynamic historical, cultural, social, and political environment provides a rich and conducive environment for teaching and learning.
Academic text (2008) -
In addition, organized sports participation was found to be conducive to children's physical activity levels.
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Against all odds, the earth's environment is so conducive to life that God must have arranged it.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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3.1
Giving an advantage that makes success more likely
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6.3
Helping to cause something or being partly responsible for it
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Likely to help something succeed
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6.5
Helping to cause something by being partly responsible for it
Antonyms
How Conducive
Surface Forms
Morphology
conducive = conduct (semi-transparent) = con + duce + ive
The word is derived from 'conduct', but the specific meaning of 'making a situation more likely' is not directly inferable from 'conduct'.
Etymology
Conducive comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and ducere 'to lead', and is like the words conduct and duct, which mean 'to lead' or 'carry'. So, if something is conducive to a result, it helps 'lead' things toward that result and makes it more likely.