contrair

Portuguese

verb
Definitions
  • (pronominal) to contract to draw together, to become shorter or narrower
  • (pronominal) to contract to cause to contract
  • (grammar) to contract to become shorter by omitting some phonemes
  • (transitive) to contract to acquire an illness
  • (transitive) to acquire to come to have

Etymology

Derived from Latin contrahere, contraho.

Origin

Latin

contrahere, contraho

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