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tobruised

tobruised is the simple past and past participle of tobruise.

Meaning of tobruise

Verb

tobruise (third-person singular simple present tobruises, present participle tobruising, simple past and past participle tobruised)

  1. (archaic) To bruise up, completely beat or batter; crush; to make numb.
    • Then he brought the monk all tobruised in a sack to S. Benedict, and anon S. Benedict made upon him the sign of the cross, and blessed him and raised him to life, and sent him to the work again.1910, Edward Hutton, Siena and southern Tuscany

Questions about tobruised

What is tobruised the simple past and past participle of?
Tobruised is the simple past and past participle of tobruise.

Words near tobruised in the dictionary

  1. tobraviruses
  2. tobreak
  3. tobreaking
  4. tobroken
  5. tobruise
  6. tobruised
  7. tobruises
  8. tobruising
  9. tobruk
  10. tobruks
  11. Tobson

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