bruize

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A form of bruise — To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it; to contuse.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounbruize (plural bruizes)

plural bruizes

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of bruise.
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APA

bruize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bruize

MLA

“bruize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bruize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bruize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bruize.

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