Contribute vs Conflict - What's the difference?
contribute | conflict |
To give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
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, title= A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two opposing groups or individuals.
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, title= An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.
To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
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To overlap (with), as in a schedule.
As verbs the difference between contribute and conflict
is that contribute is to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole while conflict is to be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible.As a noun conflict is
a clash or disagreement, often violent, between two opposing groups or individuals.contribute
English
Verb
(contribut)Katie L. Burke
In the News, volume=101, issue=3, page=193, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.}}
Synonyms
* add * assist * bestow * bring * chip in * impart * kick in * lend * provide * put upconflict
English
(wikipedia conflict)Noun
(en noun)Mark Tran
Denied an education by war, passage=One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools
Verb
(en verb)- Your conference call conflicts with my older one: please reschedule.