contuse

Verb
Synonyms: bruise

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of“I bruised my knee”Synonyms: bruise
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Contuse \Con*tuse"\ (k[o^]n*t[=u]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contused (k[o^]n*t[=u]zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Contusing.] [L. contusus, p. p. of contundere to beat, crush; con- + tundere to beat, akin to Skr. tud (for stud) to strike, Goth. stautan. See Stutter.]

1.To beat, pound, or bray together. [1913 Webster]

Roots, barks, and seeds contused together.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]

2.To bruise; to injure or disorganize a part without breaking the skin. [1913 Webster]

Contused wound, a wound attended with bruising. [1913 Webster] contused

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