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contuse.

To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/kənˈtuz/General-American/kənˈtjuːz/UK
  1. To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From (the participle stem of) Latin contundere (“pound or beat small”), from com- + tundere (“beat, thump”).

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