- contuse
- To bruise; to injure or disorganize a part of without breaking the skin. Ansley v. Travelers Ins. Co., 27 Tenn.App. 720, 173 S.W.2d 702, 704
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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Contuse — Con*tuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contusing}.] [L. contusus, p. p. of contundere to beat, crush; con + tundere to beat, akin to Skr. tud (for stud) to strike, Goth. stautan. See {Stutter}.] 1. To beat, pound, or bray… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contuse — index beat (strike) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
contuse — [kən tyo͞oz′, kənto͞oz′] vt. contused, contusing [ME contusen < L contusus, pp. of contundere, to beat, break to pieces < com , intens. + tundere, to beat: see STEEP1] to injure without breaking the skin; bruise … English World dictionary
contuse — ● contus, contuse adjectif (latin contusus, de contundere, meurtrir) Qui est dû à une contusion ou qui présente une contusion : Plaie contuse … Encyclopédie Universelle
contuse — contusion ► NOUN Medicine ▪ a bruise. DERIVATIVES contuse verb. ORIGIN Latin, from contundere to bruise, crush … English terms dictionary
contuse — transitive verb see contusion … New Collegiate Dictionary
contuse — contusive /keuhn tooh siv, tyooh /, adj. /keuhn toohz , tyoohz /, v.t., contused, contusing. to injure (tissue), esp. without breaking the skin; bruise. [1375 1425; late ME < L contusus ptp. of contundere to bruise, crush, equiv. to con CON + tud … Universalium
contuse — verb /kənˈtjuːz/ to bruise , 1965: His mouth had been struck or kicked. The lips were severely contused, reddened. John Fowles, The Magus … Wiktionary
contuse — con·tuse (kən t zґ) to bruise … Medical dictionary
contuse — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make a bruise or bruises on: bruise. See HELP … English dictionary for students
contuse — con·tuse || kÉ™n tjuËz v. bruise, injure … English contemporary dictionary
