Concuss
//kənˈkʌs// verb
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To injure the brain of, usually temporarily, by violent impact. transitive
"The blow will concuss him."
- 2 injure the brain; sustain a concussion wordnet
- 3 To force to do something, or give up something, by intimidation; to coerce.
"The opposite principle , or rather the opposite practice of intrusion , is the reverse of this : it consists in concussing the Presbytery to ordain , and in concussing the people to receive."
- 4 shake violently wordnet
Example
More examples"The opposite principle , or rather the opposite practice of intrusion , is the reverse of this : it consists in concussing the Presbytery to ordain , and in concussing the people to receive."
Etymology
From Latin concussus, the perfect passive participle of concutiō (“shake violently”), from con- + quatiō (“shake, hit”).
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