contuse
1 synonym for contuse, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To injure part of the body so that it bruises, without cutting the skin.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Taken from the participle stem of Latin contundere ("pound or beat small"), itself made up of com- + tundere ("beat, thump").
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