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decontract

decontract verb: to expand from a contracted state.

Verb

decontract (third-person singular simple present decontracts, present participle decontracting, simple past and past participle decontracted)

  1. (ambitransitive) To expand from a contracted state.
    • to cause muscle tissue to decontract
    • to decontract the whole body
    Synonyms:
    uncontract

Synonyms of decontract

Forms of decontract

third-person singular presentdecontracts
present participledecontracting
past participledecontracted
pastdecontracted

Origin of decontract

From de- + contract.

Questions about decontract

What does decontract mean?
Decontract means to expand from a contracted state.
What part of speech is decontract?
Decontract is a verb.
What is the past tense of decontract?
The past tense of decontract is decontracted.

Words near decontract in the dictionary

  1. decontextualizations
  2. decontextualize
  3. decontextualized
  4. decontextualizes
  5. decontextualizing
  6. decontract
  7. decontracted
  8. decontracting
  9. decontraction
  10. decontractions
  11. decontracts

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