Verbs in english starting with C

• contour — Verb – English ～ form the contours of
• contract — Verb – English ～ reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
• contract — Verb – English ～ enter into a contractual arrangement
• contract — Verb – English ～ squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
• contract — Verb – English ～ be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
• contract — Verb – English ～ become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
• contract — Verb – English ～ engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
• contract — Verb – English ～ make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
• contract — Verb – English ～ compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
• contract — Verb – English ～ make smaller; "The heat contracted the woollen garment"
• contradance — Verb – English ～ perform a contradance
• contradict — Verb – English ～ be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"
• contradict — Verb – English ～ deny the truth of
• contradict — Verb – English ～ be in contradiction with
• contradict — Verb – English ～ prove negative; show to be false
• contradistinguish — Verb – English ～ distinguish by contrasting qualities
• contraindicate — Verb – English ～ make a treatment inadvisable
• contrast — Verb – English ～ to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
• contrast — Verb – English ～ put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"
• contravene — Verb – English ～ deny the truth of

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