Conducive: helping a particular result occur
Conducive means helping to bring about a particular activity or result. It comes from Latin conducere, meaning to bring together or lead. A quiet room may be conducive to a recorded interview because there is less background noise, though the room alone does not guarantee a good conversation.
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Conditions that help
Conducive is an adjective describing conditions that favour an activity or outcome. It comes from Latin conducere, meaning to bring together or lead.
The usual pattern is conducive to + noun or activity. A quiet room is conducive to recording. A spacious layout may be conducive to easy movement between displays.
- Say conducive to discussion.
- Say conducive to working comfortably.
The word identifies a helpful condition rather than a guaranteed cause. A quiet room can improve the conditions for an interview while the questions and participants still shape the result. Make the sentence specific by naming the outcome being helped; saying that an environment is conducive without explaining to what leaves the description unfinished.