contrarre

From Latin contrahere.

• IPA^(key): /konˈtrar.re/
• Rhymes: -arre
• Hyphenation: con‧tràr‧re

contràrre (first-person singular present contràggo, first-person singular past historic contràssi, past participle contràtto, first-person singular imperfect contraévo, auxiliary avére)

1. (transitive) to contract, to tense (muscles, nerves, the mouth, etc.)
2. (transitive) to contract, to come down with, to get (a disease)
3. (transitive) to pick up (a bad habit, a vice, etc.)
4. (transitive) to enter into, to conclude (a pact, a marriage, etc.)
5. (intransitive) to contract (to enter into a contract or covenant) [auxiliary avere]

• contrarsi

• contratto
• contrazione

• contrare