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Supports vs Contributes - What's the difference?

supports | contributes |

As verbs the difference between supports and contributes

is that supports is (support) while contributes is (contribute).

As a noun supports

is .

supports

English

Noun

(head)
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (support)
  • ----

    contributes

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (contribute)

  • contribute

    English

    Verb

    (contribut)
  • To give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Katie L. Burke
  • , title= 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 up