| Main Entry: | come down with |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contract illness |
Synonyms: |
be stricken with, catch, contract, fall ill, fall victim to, sicken, take, take sick |
Antonyms: |
be immune |
| Main Entry: | catch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contract an illness |
Synonyms: |
become infected with, break out with, come down with, develop, fall ill with, fall victim to, get, incur, receive, sicken, succumb to, suffer from, take |
Antonyms: |
be immune |
| Main Entry: | compensate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make restitution |
Synonyms: |
atone, come down with, commit, guerdon, indemnify, make good, pay, pay up, plank out, pony up, recompense, recoup, refund, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite, reward, satisfy, shell out, take care of, tickle the palm |
Antonyms: |
deprive, fine, forfeit, lose |
| Main Entry: | contract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch disease |
Synonyms: |
acquire, afflict, be afflicted with, be ill with, become infected with, bring on, cause, come down with, decline, derange, develop, disorder, fall, fall victim to, get, go down with, incur, indispose, induce, obtain, sicken, sink, succumb to, take, take one's death, upset, weaken |
| Notes: | a compact is a formal agreement on rights and conduct, a treaty is a compact between nations, and a contract is a compact between two business entities |
Antonyms: |
give |
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fall victim to |
Synonyms: |
accept, be afflicted with, be given, be smitten by, become infected with, catch, come down with, contract, get sick, receive, sicken, succumb, take |
Antonyms: |
overtake, overthrow |
| Main Entry: | take |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contract, catch |
Synonyms: |
be seized, come down with, derive, draw, get, sicken with, take sick with |
Antonyms: |
be immune |
| Main Entry: | contract |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
Related
Adjectives: |
conventional, ad idem, agreed, benami, innominate, mediatory, negotiable, nominate, under hand and seal
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