concuss
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 7
/kənˈkʌs/
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/kənˈkʌs/ · /ˈkɒn.kʌs/ · /kənˈkʊs/ · /ˈkɒn.kʊs/
Definition of concuss
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To injure the brain of, usually temporarily, by violent impact.
“The blow will concuss him.”
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verb
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(transitive)To injure the brain of, usually temporarily, by violent impact.
“The blow will concuss him.”
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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.”
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Etymology
From Latin concussus, the perfect passive participle of concutiō (“shake violently”), from con- + quatiō (“shake, hit”).
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