contract
verb [T] (BECOME ILL) /kənˈtrækt/ formalDefinition
C2 to catch or become ill with a disease: He contracted malaria while he was travelling.Being and falling ill
(Definition of contract verb (BECOME ILL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ail verb (BE/MAKE ILL)
- be a martyr to sth idiom
- be green about the gills idiom
- be laid up idiom
- be out of sorts idiom
- break out phrasal verb (START)
- burnt out adjective (TIRED)
- catch your death of cold idiom
- develop verb (START)
- disagree with sb phrasal verb
- go down with sth phrasal verb
- KO verb
- pick sth up phrasal verb (ILLNESS)
- pneumonia noun
- predisposed adjective
- prone adjective (TENDING)
- relapse verb
- shivery adjective
- strike sb down phrasal verb
- upset verb (MAKE SICK)
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