BRUISE Copy link • BRUISE 1. contundere, collidere. elidere, terere, conterere. To bruise in a mortar, tundere, pinsere, contundere. To bruise to dust, in pulverem redigere, in pulverem conterere. To give a man a bruising, aliquem pugnis (fustibus) contundere, concidere. Bruised under a cruel yoke, crudeli dominatione oppressi. A bruised spirit, animus fractus, afflictus, dejectus. 2. s. contusio; coutusum; ictus.