English Explanatory Dictionary

tobruise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To bruise up, completely beat or batter; crush; to make numb.

Word forms

tobruise tobruises tobruising tobruised

Etymology

From Middle English tobrusen, tobrisen, from Old English tōbrȳsan (“to bruise, crush, shatter”), equivalent to to- + bruise.

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