conducive
adjective/kənˈdjuːsɪv/
/kənˈduːsɪv/
- conducive to something making it easy, possible or likely for something to happen
- Chairs in rows are not as conducive to discussion as chairs arranged in a circle.
- The soft lights and music were conducive to a relaxed atmosphere.
- The noise was hardly conducive to a good night’s sleep.
- an environment conducive to learning
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- especially
- highly
- particularly
- …
- to
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from conduce, from Latin conducere ‘bring together’, on the pattern of words such as conductive.
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