contuse en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /kənˈtuz/ (General-American)
- /kənˈtjuːz/ (UK)
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Etymology
From (the participle stem of) Latin contundere (“pound or beat small”), from com- + tundere (“beat, thump”).
Meanings
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(transitive) To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise.
His mouth had been struck or kicked. The lips were severely contused, reddened.
1965, John Fowles, The Magus: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: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| contuses | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| contusing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| contused | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| contused | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (6)
es contusionar (To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise) · es contundir (To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise) · el μωλωπίζω (To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise) · sv mörbulta (To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise) · ru ушибить (To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise) · ru контузить (To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise)