Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
contrast (verb)transitive verb
intransitive verb
to set off in contrast compare or appraise in respect to differences - contrast European and American manners often used with to or with contrasting her with other women Victoria Sackville-West to form a contrast compare
1.
a) juxtaposition of dissimilar elements (as color, tone, or emotion) in a work of art
b) degree of difference between the lightest and darkest parts of a picture
2.
a) the difference or degree of difference between things having similar or comparable natures - the contrast between the two forms of government
b) comparison of similar objects to set off their dissimilar qualities the state of being so compared - the enforced simplicity in this diary … is in contrast to the intensity of his former life Times Literary Supplement
3.
a person or thing that exhibits differences when compared with another
