contrarre

to contract

verb kon-TRAHR-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin contrahere, 'to draw together'.

Also means

to incur (a debt)

Usage Note

Contrarre is an irregular verb conjugated like trarre: present contraggo, contrai, contrae; past participle contratto. It takes avere as auxiliary. It means to enter into (a contract, marriage, debt) — contrarre un debito ('to incur a debt'), contrarre matrimonio ('to enter into marriage', highly formal). It also means to contract a disease — contrarre un'infezione.

Examples

"Ha contratto un debito con la banca."

Natural Translation

He incurred a debt with the bank.

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