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Contracted vs Dwindled - What's the difference?

contracted | dwindled |

As verbs the difference between contracted and dwindled

is that contracted is (contract) while dwindled is (dwindle).

As a adjective contracted

is (not comparable) arranged by contract; established by agreement.

contracted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (not comparable) Arranged by contract; established by agreement.
  • Made smaller by contraction.
  • Incurred]]; [[acquire, acquired.

    • Derived terms

    * contractedly * contractedness

    Verb

    (head)
  • (contract)

    • dwindled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dwindle)

    • dwindle

    English

    Verb

    (dwindl)
  • To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size.
  • * 1802 , , translated by T. Paynell,
    • [E]very thing that was improving gradually degenerates and dwindles away to nothing,
  • (figuratively) To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
    • The flattery of his friends began to dwindle into simple approbation.'' (''Goldsmith , Vicar, III)
  • * Jonathan Swift
    • Religious societies, though begun with excellent intentions, are said to have dwindled into factious clubs.
  • * 1919 ,
    • The larger the empire, the more dwindles the mind of the citizen.
  • * '>citation
  • To lessen; to bring low.
  • * Thomson
    • Our drooping days are dwindled down to naught.
  • To break; to disperse.
    • (Clarendon)

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