Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
CONDUCE
Etymology
Verb
conduce (third-person singular simple present conduces, present participle conducing, simple past and past participle conduced)
(intransitive, formal) To contribute or lead to a specific result.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*duce", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Conduced; p. pr. & vb. n. Conducing.] Etym: [L. conducere to bring together, conduce, hire; con- + ducere to lead. See Duke and cf. Conduct, n., Cond.]
Definition: To lead or tend, esp. with reference to a favorable or desirable result; to contribute; -- usually followed by to or toward. He was sensible how much such a union would conduce to the happiness of both. Macaulay. The reasons you allege do more conduce To the hot passion of distemper'd blood. Shak.
Syn.
– To contribute; aid; assist; tend; subserve.
Con*duce", v. t.
Definition: To conduct; to lead; to guide. [Obs.] He was sent to conduce hither the princess. Sir H. Wotton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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