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debruise

American  
[duh-brooz, dee-] / dəˈbruz, di- /

verb (used with object)

Heraldry.
debruised, debruising

  1. to overlay (a charge) other than an ordinary with an ordinary.

Etymology

Origin of debruise

1250–1300; Middle English debrusen, debrisen to break down, crush < Old French debr ( u ) isier, equivalent to de- de- + bruisier to break; bruise

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