bruise (v.) Copy link Outline 1. contĕro, trīvi, trītum, 3 (of things without life)2. contundo, tŭdi, tūsum, 33. infringo, frēgi, fractum, 34. sūgillo, 1 (to make black and blue) • bruise (v.) 1. contĕro, trīvi, trītum, 3 (of things without life): Ov.: Plin.: v. to pound. 2. contundo, tŭdi, tūsum, 3: to b. anyone with the fists, aliquem pugnis c., Pl.: to b. the breast by a blow, pectus ictu c., Ov. 3. infringo, frēgi, fractum, 3: to b. one's side, latus in., Hor. 4. sūgillo, 1 (to make black and blue): Sen.: Plin.