Contract and Minimize

Contract

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

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

Minimize

Minimize verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.

Contract and minimize are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contract" instead a verb "Minimize".

Common collocations

violence contract violence minimize violence

Both words in one sentence

  • Hitman with a Heart Light Side bounty hunters will try to minimize violence and sometimes end up sparing their marks, while Dark Side Bounty Hunters sometimes go out of their way to be as sadistic as possible, even when their contract doesn't call for it.
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