Dictionary Definition
contuse v : injure the underlying soft tissue of
bone of; "I bruised my knee" [syn: bruise]
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English
Etymology
Latin contus- past participle stem of contundere ‘pound or beat small’, from com- + tundere ‘beat, thump’.Pronunciation
IPA: /kən'tju:z/Verb
- to bruise
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- 1965: His mouth had been struck or kicked. The lips were severely contused, reddened. — John Fowles, The Magus
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