Contract and Elide

Contract

Contract verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).

Elide and contract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Elide" instead a verb "Contract".

Elide

Elide verb - To make less in extent or duration.
Usage example: the product presentation was not elided—it's always only 15 minutes long

Contract and elide are semantically related. You can use "Contract" instead a verb "Elide".
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