Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Conduce

Conduce , intransitive verb

[Latin conducere to bring together, conduce, hire; con- + ducere to lead. See Duke and compare Conduct, n., Cond.]

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. — Shakespeare

Conduce , transitive verb

To conduct; to lead; to guide. [Obsolete]
He was sent to conduce hither the princess. — Sir H. Wotton