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contract

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Main Entry: con·tract
Pronunciation: \kən-ˈtrakt also ˈkän-ˌtrakt\
Function: transitive verb
1 : to become affected with <contract pneumonia>
2 : to reduce to smaller size by or as if by squeezing or drawing together <treatment…inhibits spindle formation and contracts chromosomes—Ernst Mayr>
3 of a muscle or muscle fiber : to cause to undergo contraction ; especially : to cause to shorten and thicken
intransitive verb
1 : to draw together so as to become diminished in size
2 of a muscle or muscle fiber : to undergo contraction ; especially : to shorten and thicken
con·tract·ibil·i·ty \kən-ˌtrak-tə-ˈbil-ət-ē, ˌkän-\ noun, plural con·tract·ibil·i·ties
con·tract·ible \kən-ˈtrak-tə-bəl, ˈkän-ˌ\ adjective

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