Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Contuse \Con*tuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contused}; 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 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.