Verb
To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part; to give (money or other aid) for a specified object; as, to contribute food or fuel for the poor.
To give a part to a common stock; to lend assistance or aid, or give something, to a common purpose; to have a share in any act or effect.
To give or use one's power or influence for any object; to assist.
Source: Webster's dictionaryScience knows only one commandment - contribute to science. Bertolt Brecht
Nothing can contribute more to peace of soul than the lack of any opinion whatever. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them, few of them willed or determined by the will-whatever we may think. Lawrence Durrell
Everyone should contribute when collection is made. Swahili Proverb
If one goes to a land where they cut off ears, he should cut off his own and contribute them. Nigerian Proverb
Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire. Chinese Proverb