# contracted

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-TRAK-tid" /kənˈtɹæktɪd/

## Adjective

1. Reduced in size as a result of being drawn together or shrunk.
   - Simple: Made smaller by being squeezed or pulled together.
   - _The contracted tissue around the old scar limited his movement._
   - _A contracted iris reduces the amount of light reaching the retina._
3. Set up or fixed through a formal contract or mutual agreement.
   - Simple: Agreed on through a formal deal or written agreement.
   - _The contracted terms specified delivery within thirty days._
   - _Each contracted supplier was bound to the agreed schedule._
4. Incurred or acquired, as with a debt taken on or a disease caught.
   - Simple: Taken on or caught, the way a debt or an illness is.
   - _The contracted obligations weighed heavily on the new owner._
   - _Doctors treated the contracted infection before it could spread._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of contract. — simple past and past participle of contract
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of contract. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _He contracted pneumonia during the long voyage home._
   - _The company contracted an outside firm to handle security._

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