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What is the verb for contract?

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contract
  1. (transitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
  2. (grammar) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
  3. (transitive) To enter into a contract with. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  4. (transitive) To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for.
  5. (intransitive) To make an agreement or contract; to covenant; to agree; to bargain.
  6. (transitive) To bring on; to incur; to acquire.
  7. (transitive) To gain or acquire (an illness).
  8. To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.
  9. To betroth; to affiance.
  10. Synonyms:
  11. Examples:
    1. “An importer will contract with us to purchase these goods.”
      “We have decided to contract several engineers to ensure that the project is completed in a timely manner.”
      “There are numerous ways to contract the disease that you should be aware of.”
contractualize
  1. (law) To represent, model or formalize an agreement, intent or understanding within a legal framework or contract
contracting
contracted
contractualise
  1. Alternative form of contractualize
contractualises
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contractualise
contractualised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of contractualise
contracts
contracteth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of contract
contractest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of contract
contractualising
  1. present participle of contractualise
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