Contribute
Contribute verb - To make a donation as part of a group effort.
Show and contribute are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Show" instead a verb "Contribute".
Show
Show verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.
Contribute and show are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contribute" instead a verb "Show".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The infected team also gains points as they attack the survivors, but in the first game they contribute nothing to the competition, thus they are mostly for show.
Source: Scoring Points - There are also tales of groups who are accused of not contributing to a community (I believe the one I heard was about the Navy) using $2 bills to show that, yes, they do contribute.
Source: Rare Money -
Though they do occasionally return to contribute to the story or show what they are up to since their time with Terumi.
Source: Manga / Minamoto Kun Monogatari
Cite this Source
Show and Contribute. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contribute/show
Contribute & Show. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contribute/show>.
Show or Contribute. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contribute/show.
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