contuse
verbUS /kənˈtuz/ · UK /kənˈtjuːz/
Etymology From (the participle stem of) Latin contundere (“pound or beat small”), from com- + tundere (“beat, thump”).
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Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Technical To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise.
- How many uteruses, vaginas and perineums, suppose you, would we have to contuse and lacerate before we acquired the amount of skill and dexterity to which the gentlemen who advocate the forceps have attained?1869, St Louis Medical Society, The Medical Archives, volume III:
- His mouth had been struck or kicked. The lips were severely contused, reddened.1965, John Fowles, The Magus:
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- This would have to be followed by a calculation of 'reasonable force', knowing that any bruising, scratching or contusing would expose me to a charge of assault.2 Nov 2008, Donald Macleod, The Guardian: