contract (v.) Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. To draw into less compass1. in angustum addūco, conclūdo, etc.2. cŏarto, 13. contrăho, xi, ctum, 34. cōgo, cŏēgi, cōactum, 35. cŏangusto, 1 (rare)II. To draw tight, compress1. contrăho, 32. addūco, xi, ctum., 33. obdūco, xi, ctum, 34. astringo, nxi, ctum, 35. trăho, xi, ctum, 3 (poet.)III. To bring on oneself, incur1. contrăho2. nanciscor, nactus, 3IV. Of alliances, etc.; to form, enter into (see also supr. III.)1. contrăho2. adjungo, jungo, nxi, ctum, 33. societatem cum aliquo facere, Caes.V. In marriageVI. As Gram. t. t.B. Intr.1. Expr. with pass. of contrăho, cōgo, etc., or with pron. refl.2. cŏeo, 4, irr.II. To bargain1. lŏco, 1 (of the party who hires the services of the other2. condūco, xi, ctum, 3 (of the party undertaking the work; but also used in sense of to hire, q. v.3. rĕdĭmo, ēmi, emptum, 3 (also of the party undertaking)4. contrāho, 3 (gen. term • contract (v.): A. Trans.: I. To draw into less compass: 1. in angustum addūco, conclūdo, etc.: to c. a thing to narrow limits,] in exiguum angustumque concludere, Cic. Join: contrahere et adducere in ang., Cic. In the same way is used in artum cogere, colligere, Plin.: to confine oneself to c.'d limits, in artum desilire, Hor. 2. cŏarto, 1: to c. the channel of the Tiber, alveum Tiberis c., Suet.: narrow passes c. the road, angustae fauces c. iter, Liv. 3. contrăho, xi, ctum, 3: Caesar c.'d his camp, Caesar castra contraxit, Caes.: to c. the time of speaking, tempora dicendi c., Quint.: to c. the limbs, membra c., Cic. 4. cōgo, cŏēgi, cōactum, 3: usu. with some phr. as in artum (v. supr.); so in breve c., Hor. 5. cŏangusto, 1 (rare): to c. the hives, alvos c., Varr.: v. to compress. II. To draw tight, compress: esp. of the features: 1. contrăho, 3: to c. the brow, frontem c., Cic.: Ov. 2. addūco, xi, ctum., 3: to c. the brow, ad. frontem, Quint. Sen. v. to frown. 3. obdūco, xi, ctum, 3: let old age with c.d brow relax, obducta solvatur fronte senectus, Hor.: Sen. 4. astringo, nxi, ctum, 3: to c. the lips, labra a., Quint. 5. trăho, xi, ctum, 3 (poet.): to c. the face, vultum t., Ov.: Lucr. III. To bring on oneself, incur: 1. contrăho: in most uses of the English: to c. a disease, morbum c.. Plin. to c. odium or hatred, invidiam, odium c., Cic.: to c. debts, aes alienum c., Cic.: but see debt (contrahit amicitiam in Cic. Am. 14, is it cements or leads to the formation of friendship). 2. nanciscor, nactus, 3: v. to get, acquire. Phr.: to c. friendships, amicitias comparare, jungere, Cic.; sibi parĕre, Nep: v. friendship: to c. a habit, in consuetudinem (aliquam) se adducere, Caes.: v. to accustom; habit. IV. Of alliances, etc.; to form, enter into (see also supr. III.) 1. contrăho: a connection c.'d by marriage between Caesar and Pompey, affinitas inter Caesarem et Pompeium contracta nuptiis, Vell. to c. a marriage, matrimonium c., Suet. 2. adjungo, jungo, nxi, ctum, 3: to c. an alliance with any one, aliquem sibi societate et foedere abjungere, Caes.: Liv. 3. societatem cum aliquo facere, Caes.: v. alliance. V. In marriage: spondeo, dēspondeo: v. to betroth. VI. As Gram. t. t.: contrăho: when two short (syllables) are c.'d, they coalesce in a single long one, cum duae breves contrahuntur, in unam longam coalescunt, Macr. Gr.: also, imminuere verbum (as opp. to verbum plenum dicere), Cic. Or. 47, 157; in unam syllabam redigere, Macr. Gr. B. Intr.: To grow shorter or more limited: 1. Expr. with pass. of contrăho, cōgo, etc., or with pron. refl.: v. supr. (I.). 2. cŏeo, 4, irr.: Ov. (who uses it of water narrowed and enclosed by promontories, "quod coit angustis inclusum cornibus aequor," Met. 5, 410). II. To bargain: 1. lŏco, 1 (of the party who hires the services of the other: usu. with ger. part.): to c. for the making of a statue, statuam faciendam l., Cic.: also with subs. alone: to c. for clothes for the army, vestimenta exercitui l., Liv. 2. condūco, xi, ctum, 3 (of the party undertaking the work; but also used in sense of to hire, q. v.: constr. same as 1): the contractor who had c.d to make that column, redemptor qui columnam illam conduxerat faciendam, Cic.: to buy up and c. for taxes, vectigalia redimere et c., Liv. 3. rĕdĭmo, ēmi, emptum, 3 (also of the party undertaking): to c. for a work, opus r., Cic.: Nep. 4. contrāho, 3 (gen. term: applicable to any business arrangement): to c. for a purchase, emptionem c., Dig.: v. to bargain, stipulate.