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to recontract

to recontract

9.3
To get infected again after recovering from an illness
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈkɒntrækt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reinfectarse
  • After his initial recovery, he was careful not to recontract the virus during the outbreak.

Examples

  • Doctors warned that patients could recontract the illness if they were exposed again.

  • She followed all the guidelines to avoid recontracting the infection a second time.

  • Don't recontract the flu!

  • She might recontract the flu this winter.

  • After recovering from the cold, he took extra precautions to avoid recontracting it from his sick coworkers.

  • The doctor explained that it's possible to recontract the same infection if you're not careful.

  • She was worried she might recontract the disease if she attended the crowded event.

Synonyms

to relapse
vsto recontract
11 6.1

To become ill again or return to a bad habit after getting better

is limited to infection recurrence rather than habits or general illness
to reinfect
vsto recontract
1 4.1

Make someone or yourself sick again with the same germ after getting better

happens to someone again without focusing on who caused it

Antonyms

to recover
748 2.5

Get back to a normal state after a loss, for example health or money

Surface Forms

recontract infinitive
recontracted past
recontracted past participle
recontracting present participle
recontracts third person singular

Morphology

recontract = contract (transparent) = re + contract

This is a straightforward use of re- meaning 'again' added to the verb 'contract' in the sense 'become infected'.

Etymology

The word recontract has re- which means 'again' and contract which here means 'to catch', as in 'to contract a disease'. So, to recontract is to catch the same illness a second time.