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Webster 1913 Edition

Contuse

Con-tuse′

(kŏn-tūz′)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Contused
(kŏn-tūzd′)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Contusing
.]
[L.
contusus
, p. p. of
contundere
to beat, crush;
con-
+
tundere
to beat, akin to Skr.
tud
(for
stud
) to strike, Goth.
stautan
. See
Stutter
.]
1.
To beat, pound, or bray together.
Roots, barks, and seeds
contused
together.
Bacon.
2.
To bruise; to injure or disorganize a part without breaking the skin.
Contused wound
,
a wound attended with bruising.

Webster 1828 Edition

Contuse

CONTUSE

,
Verb.
T.
[L.] To beat; to bruise; to injure the flesh or substance of a living being or other thing without breaking the skin or substance, sometimes with a breach of the skin or substance.

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