Contract and Spread

Contract

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

Spread is an antonym for contract in topics: lessen, condense, come to terms, catch disease.

Spread

Spread verb - To cause (something) to pass from one to another.
Usage example: living conditions that help to spread chicken pox

Contract is an antonym for spread in open or fan out topic.

Nearby Words: spreading, spreader

How words are described

individual individual contract individual spread
good good contract good spread
full full contract full spread
nice nice contract nice spread
Other adjectives: particular, standard, initial, many, single, actual, entire, massive, large, big, huge, bad, new, major, largest.

Common collocations

disease contract disease spread disease
madness contract madness spread madness
name contract name spread name
plague contract plague spread plague
Other words: infection, taint, virus, diseases.

Both words in one sentence

  • Orochi Unfortunately his influence spread to the Yasakani and after a time, they made a contract with him to gain power.
    Source: Orochi
  • Film / The Green Hornet The spread of information about the contract on the Green Hornet: Chudnofsky's henchman tells a madam, who sends out two women, who tell two other guys, who tell two other guys... Only One Name: The name on that resume Kato's filling out just says "Kato".
  • Faust The legend that he had sold his soul for magical powers, and had been torn to pieces by devils upon the expiration of the contract, seems to have sprung up immediately, spread by Lutheran preachers who used him as an Awful Example.
    Source: Faust
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