1) Advance 2) Be conducive to 3) Boost 4) Contribute 5) Encourage 6) Further 7) Lead 8) Lead to a result 9) Promote 10) To bring about 1) Tend 
• (v. t.) To conduct; to lead; to guide. • (n.) To lead or tend, esp. with reference to a favorable or desirable result; to contribute; -- usually followed by to or toward.
Con·duce' intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Conduced ; present participle & verbal noun Conducing .] [ Latin conducere to bring together, conduce, hire; con- + ducere to lead. See Duke and conf...Con·duce' transitive verb To conduct; to lead; to guide. [ Obsolete] « He was sent to conduce hither the princess. Sir H. Wotton. » 
To bring about
conduce 1. To lead or tend towards (a result); to aid in bringing about, contribute to, make for, further, promote, subserve. 2. To lead or contribute to a result (usually followed by 'to' or 'toward'): 'She had qualities that conduce to success.'