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contrast 2, verb (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: contraster, from Italian contrastare 'to stand out against, fight against', from Latin contra- ( CONTRA-) + stare 'to stand']
[I] if two things contrast, the difference between them is very easy to see and is sometimes surprising
contrast with
::The snow was icy and white, contrasting with the brilliant blue sky.
contrast sharply/strikingly with sth
(=be extremely different from something)
::These results contrast sharply with other medical tests carried out in Australia.
[T] to compare two things, ideas, people etc to show how different they are from each other
contrast sth with sth
::In another passage, Melville again contrasts the land with the sea.
::an essay comparing and contrasting (=showing how two things are similar and different) Verdi and Wagner and their operas