"contuse" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /kənˈtuz/ [General-American], /kənˈtjuːz/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contuse.wav Forms: contuses [present, singular, third-person], contusing [participle, present], contused [participle, past], contused [past]
Etymology: From (the participle stem of) Latin contundere (“pound or beat small”), from com- + tundere (“beat, thump”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|contundere|t=pound or beat small}} Latin contundere (“pound or beat small”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} contuse (third-person singular simple present contuses, present participle contusing, simple past and past participle contused)
  1. (transitive) To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise. Tags: transitive Related terms: contusion Translations (To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise): μωλωπίζω (molopízo) (Greek), контузить (kontuzitʹ) (Russian), ушибить (ušibitʹ) (Russian), contundir (Spanish), contusionar (Spanish), mörbulta (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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