Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Contrá-rre, v. a. (V. trarre,)
1. to contract, make a contract or agreement with any one.— matrimonio, to contract a marriage, to marry; 2. to unite, join; 3. to contract, acquire, draw upon one's self. — debiti, to contract debts; 4. to contract, shorten; v. r. to contract, shorten itself; adj. Contrá-énte.
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contrarre: to contract, to pull together, to treat together.