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to cause to contract
hacer que se contrate
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cause verb

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caused, has caused, is causing, causes
causar, provocar, ocasionar

Example sentences of
cause verb

  • •The flood caused great hardship.
  • •He swerved and caused an accident.
  • •The illness is caused by a virus.
  • •The flood caused the town great hardship.
  • •You caused us a lot of extra work.
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Synonyms of
cause verb

reason, source

contract verb

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contracted, has contracted, is contracting, contracts
contraerse, reducirse; contraer (una enfermedad, una deuda); contraer (un musculo); contraer (una palabra)

Example sentences of
contract verb

  • •She contracted her lips into a frown.
  • •The muscle expands and then contracts.
  • •The hot metal contracted as it cooled.
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Synonyms of
contract verb

shorten, tighten