concuss
[ kuh n-kuhs ]
/ kənˈkʌs /
verb (used with object)
to injure by concussion: He was mildly concussed by the falling books.
Origin of concuss
1590–1600; < Latin
concussus, past participle of
concutere, equivalent to
con-
con- +
-cut-, combining form of
quat-, stem of
quatere to shake +
-tus past participle ending
Words nearby concuss
Example sentences from the Web for concuss
When I concuss the limb here, the foot will kick forward involuntarily.
Yellowstone Nights |Herbert QuickHe had returned to terms of friendship with Romanel, with a view to concuss the whole city, with no one to interpose.
Letters of John Calvin, Volume II (of 4) |Jules Bonnet
British Dictionary definitions for concuss
concuss
/ (kənˈkʌs) /
verb (tr)
to injure (the brain) by a violent blow, fall, etc
to shake violently; agitate; disturb
Word Origin for concuss
C16: from Latin
concussus violently shaken, from
concutere to disturb greatly, from
quatere to shake