contraer

Spanish

verb
Definitions
  • to contract
  • to get, to catch, to develop e.g. a disease, illness or infection
  • to incur, to get in, to get into debt
  • to enter into, to undertake e.g. an agreement, a commitment, a marriage, an engagement, obligations

Etymology

Derived from Latin contrahere, contraho.

Origin

Latin

contrahere, contraho

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