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Webster 1913 Edition

Intuse

In′tuse

(ĭn′tūs)
,
Noun.
[L.
intundere
to bruise; pref.
in-
in +
tundere
,
tusum
, to beat, bruise.]
A bruise; a contusion.
[Obs.]
Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition

Intuse

INTU'SE

,
Noun.
[L. intusus.] A bruise. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024

intuse

intuse

English

Noun

intuse ‎(plural intuses)

  1. (obsolete) A bruise; a contusion.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)

Etymology

From Latin intundere ‎(“to bruise”), from in- ‎(“in”) + tundere, tusum ‎(“to beat, bruise”).

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