Main Entry: ¹con·trast

Pronunciation: \kən-ˈtrast, ˈkän-ˌ\

Function: verb

Etymology: French contraster, from Middle French, to oppose, resist, alteration of contrester, from Vulgar Latin *contrastare, from Latin contra- + stare to stand — more at stand

Date: 1646

transitive verb : to set off in contrast : compare or appraise in respect to differences <contrast European and American manners> —often used with to or with <contrasting her with other women — Victoria Sackville-West>intransitive verb : to form a contrast

synonyms see compare

— con·trast·able \-ˈtras-tə-bəl, -ˌtras-\ adjective

— con·trast·ing·ly \-tiŋ-lē\ adverb