contrasted; contrasting; contrasts
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to set off in contrast : compare or appraise in respect to differences //Contrast European and American manners. //Contrast the two major characters of the novel. —often used with to or with //contrasting the painter with her contemporaries
- intransitive verb
- : to form a contrast
contrasted; contrasting; contrasts
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to set off in contrast : compare or appraise in respect to differences //Contrast European and American manners. //Contrast the two major characters of the novel. —often used with to or with //contrasting the painter with her contemporaries
- intransitive verb
- : to form a contrast
noun
con·trast