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Antonyms for bruise

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : brooz
Phonetic Transcription : bruz

Definition of bruise

Origin :
  • Old English brysan "to crush, bruise, pound," from Proto-Germanic *brusjanan, from PIE root *bhreus- "to smash, crush" (cf. Old Irish bronnaim "I wrong, I hurt;" Breton brezel "war," Vulgar Latin brisare "to break"). Merged by 17c. with Anglo-French bruiser "to break, smash," from Old French bruisier "to break, shatter," perhaps from Gaulish *brus-, from the same PIE root. Related: Bruised; bruising.
  • noun black and blue mark under skin
  • verb break blood vessel; discolor
Example sentences :
  • His grasp did not bruise, it did not seem to be tight; but the hand that held it was immovable.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Lay it on a flat plate, and bruise it with the blade of a knife.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Nana insisted it was a bruise that Leonie had given her when they were having a bit of a rough-house.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • Wash some roots of sorrel quite clean, bruise them in a mortar, and steep them in white wine vinegar for two or three days.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • Then drain off the water, bruise the bread fine, and mix it with as much new milk as will make a pap of a moderate thickness.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • Have ready two sponge biscuits soaked in a quarter of a pint of cream, bruise them fine and stir them into the sugar and butter.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • Bruise three ounces of cloves, steep them for ten days in a quart of brandy, and strain off the tincture through a flannel sieve.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • Every muscle in his body was cramped, every bruise stiff and sore.
  • Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • Everybody has suffered from a bruise at some time in his life and knows just what it is.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • He looked haggard and tired, and she saw the bruise on his temple.
  • Extract from : « Nell, of Shorne Mills » by Charles Garvice

Synonyms for bruise

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