Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contuse

/kənˈtuz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-tuse
IPA: /kənˈtuz/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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?"
"His mouth had been struck or kicked. The lips were severely contused, reddened."
"This would have to be followed by a calculation of 'reasonable force', knowing that any bruising, scratching or contusing would expose me to a charge of assault."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kənˈtuz/
British English: /kənˈtjuːz/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

contuses (present, singular) contusing (participle, present) contused (participle, past) contused (past)

Derived Forms

contusive

Frequently Paired Words

contusion

Synonyms

bruise

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce contuse?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈtuz/.
What does contuse mean?: To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise.
Where does contuse come from?: From (the participle stem of) Latin contundere (“pound or beat small”), from com- + tundere (“beat, thump”).

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