See Also: Contrast(health)
contrast(1)(dictionary)
contrast(2)(dictionary)
Contrast(medicine)
phase contrast(medicine)
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simultaneous contrast(medicine)
successive contrast(medicine)
Area contrast(health)
contrast 2, verb(dictionary)

contrast(2) (iou)



contrast verb. L15.
[In branch I from Old French contrester from medieval Latin contrastare, from Latin contra- CONTRA- + stare to stand; in branch II from French contraster from Italian contrastare, ult. from Latin (as I).]
I.
verb trans. & intrans. Withstand, fight (against); resist. L15-L17.
II.
verb trans.
a. In the visual arts, juxtapose so as to bring out differences of form, colour, etc., and thus heighten the total effect. L17.
Dryden Contrasted by contrary motions, the most noble parts foremost in sight.
b. gen. Set (two things, one with or to another) in opposition so as to show their differences. E18.
Thomas Hughes He contrasted our hero with the few men with whom he generally lived. E. M. Forster Our business is not to contrast the two, but to reconcile them.
verb trans. Set off (each other) by opposition or contrast; offer or form a contrast to (usu. in pass., foll. by by, to). arch. L17.
J. F. Cooper The dark foliage of the evergreens was brilliantly contrasted by the glittering whiteness of the plain. C. P. Snow My mother's thin beak of a nose contrasted itself to Aunt Milly's bulbous one.
verb intrans. Form a contrast; show a striking difference on comparison (with). E18.
A. Wilson The deep voice..contrasted oddly with the tiny body. J. Frame Her sudden energy contrasted with Henry's sudden exhaustion.