English Explanatory Dictionary

contuse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise.

Pronunciation

/kənˈtuz/ /kənˈtjuːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contuse.wav

Word forms

contuse contuses contusing contused

Etymology

From (the participle stem of) Latin contundere (“pound or beat small”), from com- + tundere (“beat, thump”).

Related words

contusion

Derived words

contusive
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