castrate vs contract

contract vs castrate

castrate and contract both are nouns.

castrate and contract both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
castrate	Yes	No	Yes	No
contract	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, contract is a hypernym of castrate; that is, contract is a word with a broader meaning than castrate:

castrate: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
contract: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

Other hypernyms of castrate include abbreviate, abridge, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten.

castrate (noun)	contract (noun)
a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction	a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
	a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
	(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

castrate (verb)	contract (verb)
remove the testicles of a male animal	be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
remove the ovaries of	make or become more narrow or restricted
deprive of strength or vigor	become smaller or draw together
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate	reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
	compress or concentrate
	enter into a contractual arrangement
	make smaller
	squeeze or press together
	engage by written agreement

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