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  Contract \Con*tract"\ (k[o^]n*tr[a^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Contracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Contracting.] [L. contractus,
     p. p. of contrahere to contract; con- + trahere to draw: cf.
     F. contracter. See Trace, and cf. Contract, n.]
     1. To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass;
        to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's
        sphere of action.
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              In all things desuetude doth contract and narrow our
              faculties.                            --Dr. H. More.
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     2. To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.
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              Thou didst contract and purse thy brow. --Shak.
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     3. To bring on; to incur; to acquire; as, to contract a
        habit; to contract a debt; to contract a disease.
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              Each from each contract new strength and light.
                                                    --Pope.
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              Such behavior we contract by having much conversed
              with persons of high station.         --Swift.
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     4. To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain
        or covenant for.
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              We have contracted an inviolable amity, peace, and
              lague with the aforesaid queen.       --Hakluyt.
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              Many persons . . . had contracted marriage within
              the degrees of consanguinity . . . prohibited by
              law.                                  --Strype.
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     5. To betroth; to affiance.
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              The truth is, she and I, long since contracted,
              Are now so sure, that nothing can dissolve us.
                                                    --Shak.
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     6. (Gram.) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by
        reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
  
     Syn: To shorten; abridge; epitomize; narrow; lessen;
          condense; reduce; confine; incur; assume.
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  contracting \contracting\ n.
     the act or process of acquiring an infectious disease;
     contraction; as, the contracting of a serious illness can be
     financially catastrophic.
  
     Syn: catching.
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  Contract \Con*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contracted; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Contracting.] [L. contractus, p. p. of contrahere
     to contract; con- + trahere to draw: cf. F. contracter. See
     Trace, and cf. Contract, n.]
     1. To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass;
        to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's
        sphere of action.
  
              In all things desuetude doth contract and narrow our
              faculties.                            --Dr. H. More.
  
     2. To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.
  
              Thou didst contract and purse thy brow. --Shak.
  
     3. To bring on; to incur; to acquire; as, to contract a
        habit; to contract a debt; to contract a disease.
  
              Each from each contract new strength and light.
                                                    --Pope.
  
              Such behavior we contract by having much conversed
              with persons of high station.         --Swift.
  
     4. To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain
        or covenant for.
  
              We have contracted an inviolable amity, peace, and
              lague with the aforesaid queen.       --Hakluyt.
  
              Many persons . . . had contracted marriage within
              the degrees of consanguinity . . . prohibited by
              law.                                  --Strype.
  
     5. To betroth; to affiance.
  
              The truth is, she and I, long since contracted, Are
              now so sure, that nothing can dissolve us. --Shak.
  
     6. (Gram.) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by
        reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
  
     Syn: To shorten; abridge; epitomize; narrow; lessen;
          condense; reduce; confine; incur; assume.

  contracting
       n : becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable";
           "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially
           catastrophic" [syn: catching]

  contracting
     a.
     Getting smaller; drawing itself together into a smaller area.
     n.
     1 The act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction.
     2 Work done on a contract basis.
     vb.
     (present participle of en contract nocat=1)

  contracting
     a.
     Getting smaller; drawing itself together into a smaller area.
     n.
     1 The act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction.
     2 Work done on a contract basis.
     vb.
     (present participle of en contract nocat=1)

  contracting
     a.
     Getting smaller; drawing itself together into a smaller area.
     n.
     1 The act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction.
     2 Work done on a contract basis.
     vb.
     (present participle of en contract nocat=1)

  contracting
     a.
     Getting smaller; drawing itself together into a smaller area.
     n.
     1 The act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction.
     2 Work done on a contract basis.
     vb.
     (present participle of en contract nocat=1)

  contracting
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm c ontract ing)

  contracting
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en contract ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb contract)

  Contracting /kəntɹˈaktɪŋ/
  المقاولات

  contracting /kəntɹˈaktɪŋ/ 
  smrštění

  contracting /kəntɹˈaktɪŋ/ 
  stahující

  contracting /kəntɹˈaktɪŋ/ 
  kontrakce

  contracting /kəntɹˈaktɪŋ/
  uzavírání smluv

  contracting /kəntɹˈaktɪŋ/
  Vertragsabschluss , Abschluss/Abschließen eines (privatrechtlichen) Vertrags, Kontraktierung , Kontrahieren  [selten]  [jur.]
     Synonyms: conclusion of a contract, formation of a contract, making of a contract
  

  contracting /kəntɹˈaktɪŋ/
  Vertrag abschließend, vertraglich beauftragend
   see: contract with sb., contracted, contract with a non-profit organisation to provide counselling for victims of crime, contract sb. to sth.
  

  contracting /kəntɹˈaktɪŋ/
  enger machend, einengend, abkürzend
   see: contract, contracted
  

  contracting /kəntɹˈaktɪŋ/
  kontrahierend, zusammenziehend
   see: contract, contracted
  

  contracting /kəntɹˈaktɪŋ/
  verengend, sich verengend, schrumpfend
   see: contract, contracted
  

  contracting /kəntɹˈaktɪŋ/
  vertragschließend 
   see: the contracted parties
  

  contracting /kəntɹˈaktɪŋ/
  szerzôdô

  
/ˈkɑntɹæktɪŋ/