contuse
/kənˈtjuːz/US/kənˈtuz/
contuse verb: to injure without breaking the skin; to bruise.
Verb
contuse (third-person singular simple present contuses, present participle contusing, simple past and past participle contused)
- 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
contuse meaning in Tamil and Urdu
contuse in Tamil
- கன்றுதல், விளைத்தல்
contuse in Urdu
- چوٹ لگانا, کوٹنا, پیٹنا
Forms of contuse
| third-person singular present | contuses |
|---|---|
| present participle | contusing |
| past participle | contused |
| past | contused |
Origin of contuse
From (the participle stem of) Latin contundere (“pound or beat small”), from com- + tundere (“beat, thump”).
Words formed from contuse
Words that rhyme with contuse
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- amuse
- bemuse
- choose
- excuse
- misuse
- muse
- ooze
- peruse
- accuse
- booze
- druse
- news
- ruse
- snooze
- suffuse
- transfuse
- who's
- whose
- circumfuse
- cooze
- defuse
- diffuse
- enthuse
- flues
- fuze
- jalouse
- mews
- perfuse
- snooz
- Toulouse
- twos
- yous
- 'scuse
- accrues
- aloos
- bambooze
- blooze
- boos
- boose
- brews
- canoes
- chews
- clews
- clues
- construes
- coos
- coups
- crews
Questions about contuse
- What does contuse mean?
- Contuse means to injure without breaking the skin; to bruise.
- What is contuse in Tamil?
- Contuse in Tamil is கன்றுதல், விளைத்தல். See Contuse meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is contuse?
- Contuse is a verb.
- How do you pronounce contuse?
- Contuse is pronounced /kənˈtuz/ (US).
- What is the past tense of contuse?
- The past tense of contuse is contused.
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