# tobruise

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To bruise up, completely beat or batter; crush; to make numb.

## Etymology
From Middle English tobrusen, tobrisen, from Old English tōbrȳsan (“to bruise, crush, shatter”), equivalent to to- + bruise.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tobruise