| 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: | 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: | 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: | succumb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | die or surrender |
Synonyms: |
accede, bow, break down, buckle, capitulate, cave, cave in, cease, collapse, croak, decease, defer, demise, depart, drop, eat crow, expire, fall, fall victim to, flake out, fold, give in, give in to, give out, give up the ghost, give way, go, go down, go under, knuckle, knuckle under, meet waterloo, pack it in, pass, pass away, perish, quit, show white flag, submit, take the count, throw in the towel, wilt, yield |
Antonyms: |
conquer, create, overcome, win |
| 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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