discussv.

Brit.

/dᵻˈskʌs/, U.S.

/dᵻˈskəs/

Forms: Middle English–1500s dyscus, Middle English–1500s dyscusse, Middle English–1600s discuse, Middle English–1600s discusse, 1500s diskousse, 1500s–1600s discus, 1500s–1600s discust (past participle), 1600s disscuss, 1600s– discuss; also Scottish pre-1700 discus.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin discuss-, discutere.

Etymology: < classical Latin discuss-, past participial stem of discutere to dash to pieces, to shake violently, to shake off, to disperse, scatter, (in medical context) to dispel, in post-classical Latin also to examine, investigate (Vetus Latina; late 2nd cent. in Tertullian), to explain, to expound (5th cent.), to try, interrogate (6th cent.), (of cases) to judge (7th cent.), to debate (8th cent.), to consider, decide (from 12th cent. in British sources): see discute v.With use in branch I. compare also Anglo-Norman discusser to debate, examine (end of the 13th cent.), to decide, determine (early 14th cent.). With legal use in sense 5 compare Middle French, French discuter discute v. in the specific legal senses ‘to seize (the property of a debtor)’ (1567 or earlier), ‘to exhaust legal proceedings against (a debtor)’ (1690). Compare also discussion n. 4.

I. To investigate, judge, or debate, and related senses.

1. transitive. To make known, declare, pronounce. Also with complement. Now rare.In quot. a1616¹ intransitive with implied object.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > intimation or making known > intimate or make known (something) [verb (transitive)]

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meldeOE

sayOE

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apprise1817

aira1902

1389 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 76 (MED) No brother no sister ne shalle discuse þe counseil of þis fraternite to no straungere.

?c1500 Mary Magdalene (Digby) l. 1562 Lord, þi rythwysnesse here dyscus!

1520 Chron. Eng. iii. f. 19/2 [Daniel] dyscussed the dreames of the kynge.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iv. iv. 5 Art thou a Gentleman? What is thy Name? discusse .

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iv. iv. 29 Discusse the same in French vnto him.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ix. 379 Time discussing you A miracle of Mettall.

1759 Hist. Portia I. xiii. 155 When the matter is once fairly discussed to them.

1837 E. Leslie Pencil Sketches 3rd Ser. 172 She not unfrequently discussed to him, in an under tone, the obstinacy and incivility of the captain.

1900 Minutes of Evid. (Indian Expenditure Comm.) III. 169/1 I discussed that the authority by which they had any power to make appointments did not authorise them to exclude the Indians.

†2. transitive. To examine, investigate; to try judicially. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > examination by discussion > examine by discussion [verb (transitive)]

examinec1384

discussa1400

discutea1475

canvass1530

ventilate?1530

to go through ——1535

touta1568

dissert1623

a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 141 I bileue, if..he wole wisely discussen [L. discusserit] alle þe opynyons of auctouris, þat he schal seen [etc.].

a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) l. 2415 (MED) We may noght fle, Until al our lyf examynd be, And alle our dedys, bathe gude and ille, Be discussed, after Goddes wille.

a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi (Trin. Dublin) (1893) 16 (MED) In demyng oþir men, a man laboriþ in veyn..but in demying & discussyng a man self, euere he laboriþ fruytuously.

1535 Act 27 Hen. VIII c. 27 Anie matter or cause depending or to be discussed in the same courte.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. iii. f. 13^v They haue but onely discussed that superficiall parte of the earth which lyeth betwene the Ilandes of Gades and the ryuer of Ganges.

a1625 H. Finch Law (1627) iv. xlvii. 479 A Supersedeas to stay execution till the error be discussed.

1759 tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. (ed. 7) II. xii. 225 When Socrates was informed, that the God of Wisdom had attributed to him the Title of a Sage, he was astonished at it, and, searching and discussing himself throughout [Fr. se recherchant et secouant par tout], could not find any Foundation for this Divine Sentence.

a. transitive. To examine or investigate in speech or writing by considering the various facts, opinions, and issues involved; to debate; to talk about (something) with another person or group of people.Now the usual sense.In early use sometimes difficult to distinguish from sense 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > hold discussions about, debate [verb (transitive)]

dispute1340

discuss1402

reason?c1425

mootc1475

arguea1513

canvass1530

ventilate?1530

deliberate1536

devisea1538

expostulate1573

agitate1598

imparlc1600

exagitate1610

eventilate?1625

altercate1683

litigate1740

spar1744

the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse with [verb (transitive)] > discuss or confer about

bespeakc1175

roundc1275

talka1387

discuss1402

commune1423

common1435

discutec1440

ventilate?1530

discourse1546

confer1552

consult?1553

imparlc1600

parle1631

conjobble1692

to talk over1734

chew1939

punt1945

to kick about1966

1402 Dundee Charters (1880) No. 22 [Having] sene, herd, considerit, discussit, and weyt al euidentis..& allegacions.

1530 J. Rastell New Bk. Purgatory iii. vii. sig. f3^v Wherby man knowith the good from the euell, dyscussynge the thyng by argumentes.

1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique f. 1 Rhetorique is an art to set furthe..any cause, called in contencion, that maie through reason largely be discussed.

1656 tr. M. Maier Themis Aurea xiv. 100 Let them discuss to weariness, the nature and original of Metalls,..and who will be better informed and satisfied? Thus idle Disputation is a sport of Wit,..no solid and real Truth is to be found out by it.

1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ i. ii. §3 Who that Jerombaal was, is much discussed among learned men.

1715 J. Gay What d'ye call It i. iii. 15 Sir Humphrey: We've business—Justice Stabute:—To discuss a point of law.

1753 L. M. in tr. J. Du Bosc Accomplish'd Woman II. 157 (note) See the discourse..wherein it is discussed, whether brutes have the use of reason.

1777 J. Priestley Doctr. Philos. Necessity x. 118 Mr. Hume..discusses the question..with great clearness.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 598 Several schemes were proposed and discussed.

1850 Ld. Tennyson Princess (ed. 3) ii. 48 They, the while, Discuss'd a doubt and tost it to and fro.

1901 R. Kipling Kim i. 32 Every one of those telegrams was discussed and re-discussed, by parties who conceived themselves to be interested.

1942 J. Kerouac Let. 26 Sept. in Sel. Lett. 1940–56 (1995) 29 I have further suggestions—we can discuss them my first week home.

1991 Brit. Jrnl. Criminol. 21 459 Two articles discuss the British Columbia approach to electronic monitoring.

2002 S. Goss Brit. Tea & Coffee Cups 5 Coffee-houses, where people could meet and discuss the news of the day.

b. intransitive. To engage in discussion; to debate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > argue, dispute, discuss [verb (intransitive)]

mootOE

sannc1175

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strive1340

proceedc1390

reason?c1425

to roll the stone1581

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discuss1587

litigate1606

canvass1631

argumentizea1641

to take by the beard1809

dudgeon1859

1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 23 Amongst themselues the feasters gan discusse, And diuersly debate from young to old.

1628 T. Spencer Art of Logick 311 A Method whereby wee come to know how to discusse.

1797 F. X. Pagès Secret Hist. French Revol. II. xxxi. 434 I shall be short, because I wish to discuss, and not to dispute.

1894 Outlook 22 Sept. 466/2 The people are alert; they discuss, they have literary clubs.

1905 S. Conrad Mrs. Jim & Mrs. Jimmie (1906) x. 130 While they were discussing, he forgot to whistle, and they were almost at the house before he thought.

1988 J. Bradshaw Healing Shame that Binds You ii. v. 128 Shame-based intellectuals love to discuss and complexify.

†4.

a. transitive. To settle, determine, or decide (a matter), esp. judicially. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > judge, determine [verb (transitive)]

addeemeOE

sayeOE

assizec1399

concludec1405

discernc1425

judgec1425

discussc1430

judicate?1577

aread1593

addooma1599

arbitratea1616

overcall1654

dijudicate1666

result1705

judicialize1851

c1430 (c1380) G. Chaucer Parl. Fowls (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1871) l. 624 It may not here discussid be Who louyth hire best.

1486 in J. Raine Vol. Eng. Misc. N. Counties Eng. (1890) 55 To discuse up in conscience ich judiciall cace.

1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia Epist. to P. Gyles sig. ✠vii^v Some [lawe matters] as an vmpier or a iudge with my sentence finallye to discusse.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. vii. 100 This vayne disputing whether of them was the first; which question the holy scripture will discusse in one word. Yea, and nature it selfe also will discusse it.

1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. ii. 123 Which etymologie seemeth to me not improbable..But..we leave that to be discussed by others.

1691 tr. ‘C. Reinking’ Πολιτικός Μέγας xiv. 42 Thus (amongst the Turks) a very dark Case in Law, was cleared and discussed by a very just Sentence.

1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 77 I make no doubt, but that in a day or two this troublesome business may be discussed.

b. intransitive. To decide or determine a matter; to settle a question. Chiefly with of, also with between. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > resolve or decide [verb (intransitive)] > about a matter under discussion

appointc1374

discuss1485

1485–6 W. Caxton tr. Laurent Ryal Bk. cxiv. sig. niij To knowe and to dyscusse bytwene the thoughtes that the herte conceyueth and bryngeth forth, and them that the deuyl planteth.

?1518 A. Barclay Fyfte Eglog sig. Ciij^v Why sholde thyne mortall, of endeles thyng dyscus.

1570 J. Jewel Def. Apol. Churche Eng. (new ed.) 127 That S. Peter..sitteth with him [sc. the Pope] in Consistorie..discussinge of Cases.

1629 J. Gaule Practique Theories Christs Predict. 50 Pryingly to sift out, and peremptorily to discusse of the inscrutable Nature and Being of Christ.

1645 J. Ussher Body of Divinitie 105 Reason to discusse of the lawfulnesse or unlawfulnesse of every particular action of a mans own self.

1714 G. Lockhart Mem. Affairs Scotl. 116 The first two Days being spent in constituting the House, and discussing of controverted Elections.

5. Scots Law and Civil Law.See note at discussion n. 4.

†a. transitive. To seize (a debtor's movable property) before proceeding against immovable property; to seize (the property of a primary debtor) before proceeding against a surety. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1597 J. Skene De Verborum Significatione at Attachiamentum In execution of decreites,..the moveabill gudes perteining to the debtour suld be first discussed.

c1626 H. Bisset Rolment Courtis (1920) I. 246 The formare letteres of poynding quhereby the movabill guidis ar discussed of befoir.

1653 T. Urquhart Logopandecteision ii. 26 It provideth, that the Debtors moveable goods be first valued, and discussed, before his lands be apprised, much less possessed.

1722 W. Strahan tr. J. Domat Civil Law I. iii. iv. 399/1 The Creditor cannot sue the third possessors, till he has first discussed the Goods of the Debtor.

1866 Code of Civil Procedure Lower Canada 115 He cannot proceed to the sale of the immoveables until after the moveables have been discussed.

1882 Rev. Civil Code Louisiana iii. xvi. ii. 363 The creditor is not bound to discuss the principal debtor's property, unless he should be required to do so by the surety.

b. transitive. To exhaust legal proceedings against (a debtor); esp. to exhaust legal proceedings against (the person primarily liable) before proceeding against a surety. Now rare.In quot. 1678 with reference to theft rather than debt.

ΚΠ

1678 G. Mackenzie Laws & Customes Scotl. xx. 215 It may be also doubted, if the Thief dwell in England, or in France, whether the pursuer must first discusse him.

1681 J. Dalrymple Inst. Law Scotl. i. x. 164 Cautioners cannot be pursued till the principal debitor be discust.

1759 Petition of Isabel & Rachel Strachans 12 June 7 Superseding Diligence till the Cautioner's Heirs are discussed.

1766 W. Gordon Gen. Counting-house 340 The accepter being discussed, the bill must recoil upon the drawer.

1806 W. D. Evans tr. R. J. Pothier Treat. Law of Obligations I. ii. vi. 264 Although the creditor has not discussed the principal debtor, his demand, and his pursuits, against the surety are regular, until the surety opposes the exception of discussion.

1865 Civil Code Lower Canada: 6th Rep. xv. ii. 147 The creditor is not bound to discuss the principal debtor unless the surety demands it when he is first sued.

1908 J. Craigie & J. Bartholomew Elem. Conveyancing ii. vi. 325 The benefit of discussion being renounced, he does not require to discuss the heirs in heritage in the order which, apart from the renunciation, requires to be followed.

6. transitive. To consume (food or drink), esp. with leisurely enjoyment. Frequently colloquial and humorous. Now archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > [verb (transitive)]

brookc950

abiteOE

haveOE

afangOE

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pree1680

discuss1751

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to put down1795

to be (also go) at the ——1796

go1830

kill1833

to put away1839

down1852

to put over1880

to wrap (oneself) (a)round1880

shift1896

1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. xxii. 162 He..doubled his allowance of beer, which being discussed, our courier betook himself to the house of Mrs. Gauntlet.

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 9 A tall, stout, country-looking man..busy discussing huge slices of cold boiled beef.

1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy I. i. 3 They allowed him to discuss the question, while they discussed his port wine.

1884 Earl of Malmesbury Mem. Ex-minister II. 281 The time was passed in discussing a substantial luncheon.

1908 Amer. Mag. Nov. 95/1 He discussed a hearty repast between twelve an' twelve-three.

1969 J. Fowles French Lieutenant's Woman (1977) xxxix. 260 Would they ‘discuss’ a punch and bubbly?

2003 M. Elphinstone Voyageurs xiii. 200 Loic was there at the table, and the four voyageurs.., all discussing a hearty meal of the inevitable whitefish.

†7. transitive. Of a bird: to filter (mud, etc.) with the bill so as to obtain nutrients; to sift through (material) in search of food. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [verb (transitive)] > peck > take food in small pieces

peckc1390

picka1400

discuss1802

the world > space > place > removal or displacement > extraction > extract [verb (transitive)] > (as) by means of a sponge or filter

sponge1686

discuss1802

to filter out1823

1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. xii. 240 [These] serrated or dentated bills..form a filter. The duck by means of them discusses the mud; examining, with great accuracy, the puddle.

1823 Edinb. Encycl. (1830) XVI. 136/2 They [sc. sandpipers] discuss the ooze, mud, shifting sands, or heaps of sea-weed, thrown on the beach, in quest of coleopterous insects.

†II. To remove, disperse, or drive away.

a. transitive. To drive away, dispel; to disperse, scatter. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > command to go away [verb (transitive)] > drive away > dispel (cloud, gloom, or immaterial things)

overdriveOE

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digesta1513

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redisperse1621

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fray1635

dissipate1691

?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) i. met. iii. l. 149 When þat nyȝt was discussed and chased awey [L. discussa..nocte]. derknesses forleften me.

a1425 Medulla Gram. (Stonyhurst) f. 21^v Discutio, discusse or do awey.

1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 401/2 They wil clerely dissipate and discusse the myst.

1651 J. F. tr. H. C. Agrippa Three Bks. Occult Philos. i. vi. 17 The Northern Wind, fierce, and roaring, and discussing clouds.

1703 H. Hingeston Mahir Godel 441 He was still in the Night, the Veil over his Understanding, the Light had not yet discussed the Darkness.

1773 S. Johnson Let. 23 Mar. (1992) II. 24 The continuance of the same appearances will discuss any remains of suspicion.

b. transitive. To shake off, remove; to separate. Also: to set free, loosen. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separate [verb (transitive)]

to-twemec893

sunderOE

asunderOE

shedOE

dealOE

shill1049

skillc1175

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twinc1230

disseverc1250

depart1297

slita1300

to-throwc1315

parta1325

drevec1325

devisec1330

dividec1374

sever1382

unknit?a1425

divorce1430

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separate?a1475

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to put apart1530

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dissunder1642

distinguish1648

severize1649

unstring1674

skaila1833

cleave1873

dirempt1885

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (transitive)]

freeeOE

letc1000

alithOE

areim-ena1250

alaskic1300

fritha1325

loose1340

unfetterc1374

to let goc1384

releasec1384

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to let farea1400

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to set (go, walk, etc.) free1609

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unhook1611

unloose1614

liberate1623

disenfranchise1626

assert1638

relinquish1671

uncork1749

unfankle1824

the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] > get or be rid of > rid of something

cleansea1250

quita1387

unladea1398

deliverc1400

quiet1450

clear1535

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a1542 T. Wyatt Psalm cii. 604 in Coll. Poems (1969) To lose and to discus The sonns off deth owt from theire dedly bond.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. i. sig. Cc3^v All regard of shame she had discust, And meet respect of honor putt to flight.

1675 J. Smith Christian Relig. Appeal i. 99 He had not then recovered those hopes of the Judean Crown, that St. Paul had discust from him, four years ago.

1690 T. D'Urfey Collin's Walk 203 To discuss Truth from falsehood in any Speech, is one of the two Ends or Offices of Logick.

c. transitive. To take off (an item of clothing). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (transitive)] > take off clothing

to do offeOE

to lay downc1275

to weve offc1290

stripc1320

doffa1375

loose1382

ofdrawa1393

casta1400

to take offa1400

warpa1400

to cast offc1400

to catch offc1400

waivec1400

voidc1407

to put off?a1425

to wap offc1440

to lay from, offc1480

despoil1483

to pull offc1500

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to shift off1567

daff1609

discuss1640

to lay off1699

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shuffle1837

derobe1841

shed1858

skin1861

peel1888

pull1888

1640 H. Glapthorne Hollander iv. sig. Hi^v Now Cosen Sconce, you must discusse your doublet.

9. Medicine.

a. transitive. To dispel or disperse (humours, gases, etc.); to soften, break up, or reduce the size of (a swelling, tumour, etc.). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatments removing or dispersing matter > remove or disperse [verb (transitive)] > disperse, etc., humours or morbid matter

cleansec1000

resolvea1398

slaya1400

dissolvec1400

evacuec1400

mundify?a1425

repel?a1425

attenuate1533

evacuate1533

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divert?1541

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display1607

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incide1612

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fuse1705

lavage1961

?1537 T. Elyot Castell of Helthe iv. i. f. 75 Rubbe them agayne with some oyle, that dothe open the poores, and dyscusse the vapours.

1565 J. Hall Expositiue Table 26 in tr. Lanfranc Most Excellent Woorke Chirurg. They also discusse the hardnesse of y^e stones, and Apostemes vnder the eares.

1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) i. 28 To discusse hard swellings in womens brests.

1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. i. iii. 14 This serum..(if it be not discussed) ripens into Matter, and so dischargeth.

1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician iii. 103 Of all edibles Garlick discusses wind most.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 130. ⁋5 A pomade..of virtue to discuss pimples.

1773 Universal Mag. May 249/2 After draining away the moisture, and discussing the mist [in the eye], it comes forth turgid.

1804 J. Abernethy Surg. Observ. 35 Three diseased lymphatic glands..resisted the attempts which had been made to discuss them.

1879 Med. Brief 7 163 It will stop the hemorrhage, and soon discuss the tumor.

b. intransitive. To perform the function of dispelling, dispersing, or softening something; to act as a discutient. In later use also: to subside (rare). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > recovery > process of healing of an injury, etc. > of injury, etc.: heal [verb (intransitive)] > of pain, fever, or disease: abate

lightOE

discuss1559

menda1600

remit1665

1559 P. Morwyng tr. C. Gesner Treasure of Euonymus 292 It must also haue no small strengthe to discus & expel.

1565 J. Hall Expositiue Table 17 in tr. Lanfranc Most Excellent Woorke Chirurg. It mollifieth sayeth Galen sufficientlye, digesteth, and discusseth moderatelye.

1585 J. Banister Wecker's Compend. Chyrurg. i. 14 These medicines that are mingled to represse, and discusse equally, must bee ministred in the state of the Disease.

1625 S. Bradwell Watch-man for Pest 23 Among other sauces, Mustard is chiefly to be forbidden, because it openeth, and discusseth.

1655 tr. M. Blochwitz Anatomia Sambuci 156 The tincture drawn out of the rob and juice of the berries doth excellently discuss and dry, if it be rubb'd on the legs.

1705 T. Guidott Apol. for Bath 28 The Bath..relieves the weary, strengthens the weak, and discusseth when it meets with discussable matter.

1739 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. lxvii. 239 If the Erysipelas does not discuss [Fr. Si l'Erésipéle ne prend pas la voye de la résolution], the Membrane falls into Putrefaction.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	discuss
释义	discussn. Brit. /dᵻˈskʌs/, U.S. /dᵻˈskəs/ Forms: 1500s–1600s discus, 1500s–1600s discusse, 1600s 1900s– discuss. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: discuss v. Etymology: Apparently < discuss v., although compare post-classical Latin discussus trial (10th cent.) < classical Latin discuss- , past participial stem of discutere discuss v. + -tus , suffix forming verbal nouns. Compare earlier discussion n. †1. Examination, investigation. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > examination by discussion > [noun] discussing1448 discuss1541 discussion1546 discussment1559 entreatment1575 discussure1610 dissertation1611 ventilationa1631 ventilating1660 1541 R. Whitford Dyuers Holy Instrucyons & Teachynges f. 65 Al these and suche other poyntis of the fayth:..w^tout any discusse, or triall of curiouse reasonynge, to be reuerendly receyued in true, clere, and whole fayth. 1587 R. Holinshed et al. Hist. Scotl. (new ed.) 386/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II To refer my selfe to the discusse and consideration of his demands. 1609 E. Hoby Let. to Mr. T. H. 6 In this my discusse..I will..confine my selfe within this list. 1650 T. Vaughan Anthroposophia Theomagica 7 These are Magnalia Dei & Naturae, and require not our Discusse so much as our Reverence. †2. Chiefly Scottish. A judgement, a decision; a settlement. Also as a mass noun. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > [noun] doomc950 redeOE lookingc1300 assizec1314 judging1357 definitionc1384 man's dayc1384 termination1395 discretiona1400 discussiona1425 decidingc1443 judicial1447 decisionc1454 arbitry1489 determinationa1513 determining1530 decerninga1535 discuss1556 discussment1559 thought1579 decernment1586 arbitrage1601 dijudication1615 crisis1623 decidementa1640 determinatinga1640 discernment1646 syndication1650 judication1651 dijudicatinga1656 adjudicature1783 call1902 1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lxv. 19 By his discus, Streight to blisse go they, streight to bale go wee. 1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie Concl. 26 That they and we by goddes mercifull discus, May..Liue and loue together. 1616 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1848) II. 337 That twa or thrie..be directed to attend vpone the said actioun, vntil the finall end and discus thairof. 1642 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1871) III. 278 Commissionar chosen..for attending at Edinburgh the discuss of the tounes twa suspensions. 3. A discussion, a debate. Also figurative and as a mass noun. Now rare (colloquial in later use). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > topic of or subject for conversation or gossip > discussion debate1393 revolutionc1425 treatingc1450 disputation1489 debatement1536 debating1548 discuss1571 discussion1598 reasoning1611 entertainment1625 ventilationa1631 ventilating1660 discussal1809 skull session1959 séance1962 1571 R. Reynolds Chron. Noble Emperours f. 137^v The Senate..endeuoured to electe and chose, after a good discusse, and consultation, an Emperour. 1650 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans 40 When his waters billow thus, Dark storms, and wind Incite them to that fierce discusse. 1656 W. Sanderson Compl. Hist. Mary & James VI ii. 411 He was forced to adventure upon the use of Parliaments, and to being with money, but not to build long upon their discusses. 1912 S. G. S. Perry Melindy ix. 122 Mother says we may play sand-store, if we can keep friendly with the Flemmingses children and not have so many discusses about everything. 1949 N. Spain Poison for Teacher ii. v. 120 Then we can have a jolly good discuss after, can't we? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). discussv. Brit. /dᵻˈskʌs/, U.S. /dᵻˈskəs/ Forms: Middle English–1500s dyscus, Middle English–1500s dyscusse, Middle English–1600s discuse, Middle English–1600s discusse, 1500s diskousse, 1500s–1600s discus, 1500s–1600s discust (past participle), 1600s disscuss, 1600s– discuss; also Scottish pre-1700 discus. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin discuss-, discutere. Etymology: < classical Latin discuss-, past participial stem of discutere to dash to pieces, to shake violently, to shake off, to disperse, scatter, (in medical context) to dispel, in post-classical Latin also to examine, investigate (Vetus Latina; late 2nd cent. in Tertullian), to explain, to expound (5th cent.), to try, interrogate (6th cent.), (of cases) to judge (7th cent.), to debate (8th cent.), to consider, decide (from 12th cent. in British sources): see discute v.With use in branch I. compare also Anglo-Norman discusser to debate, examine (end of the 13th cent.), to decide, determine (early 14th cent.). With legal use in sense 5 compare Middle French, French discuter discute v. in the specific legal senses ‘to seize (the property of a debtor)’ (1567 or earlier), ‘to exhaust legal proceedings against (a debtor)’ (1690). Compare also discussion n. 4. I. To investigate, judge, or debate, and related senses. 1. transitive. To make known, declare, pronounce. Also with complement. Now rare.In quot. a1616¹ intransitive with implied object. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > intimation or making known > intimate or make known (something) [verb (transitive)] speakc825 areadc885 meldeOE sayOE yknowa1225 warnc1275 bekena1300 wraya1300 signifyc1325 declarec1340 to speak outc1384 discuss1389 notifyc1390 bida1400 advertise1447 notice1447 detectc1465 render1481 minister1536 to set outa1540 summonc1540 intimate1548 acquaint1609 phrase1614 voice1629 denote1660 unlade1717 apprise1817 aira1902 1389 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 76 (MED) No brother no sister ne shalle discuse þe counseil of þis fraternite to no straungere. ?c1500 Mary Magdalene (Digby) l. 1562 Lord, þi rythwysnesse here dyscus! 1520 Chron. Eng. iii. f. 19/2 [Daniel] dyscussed the dreames of the kynge. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iv. iv. 5 Art thou a Gentleman? What is thy Name? discusse . View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iv. iv. 29 Discusse the same in French vnto him. View more context for this quotation 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ix. 379 Time discussing you A miracle of Mettall. 1759 Hist. Portia I. xiii. 155 When the matter is once fairly discussed to them. 1837 E. Leslie Pencil Sketches 3rd Ser. 172 She not unfrequently discussed to him, in an under tone, the obstinacy and incivility of the captain. 1900 Minutes of Evid. (Indian Expenditure Comm.) III. 169/1 I discussed that the authority by which they had any power to make appointments did not authorise them to exclude the Indians. †2. transitive. To examine, investigate; to try judicially. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > examination by discussion > examine by discussion [verb (transitive)] examinec1384 discussa1400 discutea1475 canvass1530 ventilate?1530 to go through ——1535 touta1568 dissert1623 a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 141 I bileue, if..he wole wisely discussen [L. discusserit] alle þe opynyons of auctouris, þat he schal seen [etc.]. a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) l. 2415 (MED) We may noght fle, Until al our lyf examynd be, And alle our dedys, bathe gude and ille, Be discussed, after Goddes wille. a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi (Trin. Dublin) (1893) 16 (MED) In demyng oþir men, a man laboriþ in veyn..but in demying & discussyng a man self, euere he laboriþ fruytuously. 1535 Act 27 Hen. VIII c. 27 Anie matter or cause depending or to be discussed in the same courte. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. iii. f. 13^v They haue but onely discussed that superficiall parte of the earth which lyeth betwene the Ilandes of Gades and the ryuer of Ganges. a1625 H. Finch Law (1627) iv. xlvii. 479 A Supersedeas to stay execution till the error be discussed. 1759 tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. (ed. 7) II. xii. 225 When Socrates was informed, that the God of Wisdom had attributed to him the Title of a Sage, he was astonished at it, and, searching and discussing himself throughout [Fr. se recherchant et secouant par tout], could not find any Foundation for this Divine Sentence. 3. a. transitive. To examine or investigate in speech or writing by considering the various facts, opinions, and issues involved; to debate; to talk about (something) with another person or group of people.Now the usual sense.In early use sometimes difficult to distinguish from sense 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > hold discussions about, debate [verb (transitive)] dispute1340 discuss1402 reason?c1425 mootc1475 arguea1513 canvass1530 ventilate?1530 deliberate1536 devisea1538 expostulate1573 agitate1598 imparlc1600 exagitate1610 eventilate?1625 altercate1683 litigate1740 spar1744 the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse with [verb (transitive)] > discuss or confer about bespeakc1175 roundc1275 talka1387 discuss1402 commune1423 common1435 discutec1440 ventilate?1530 discourse1546 confer1552 consult?1553 imparlc1600 parle1631 conjobble1692 to talk over1734 chew1939 punt1945 to kick about1966 1402 Dundee Charters (1880) No. 22 [Having] sene, herd, considerit, discussit, and weyt al euidentis..& allegacions. 1530 J. Rastell New Bk. Purgatory iii. vii. sig. f3^v Wherby man knowith the good from the euell, dyscussynge the thyng by argumentes. 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique f. 1 Rhetorique is an art to set furthe..any cause, called in contencion, that maie through reason largely be discussed. 1656 tr. M. Maier Themis Aurea xiv. 100 Let them discuss to weariness, the nature and original of Metalls,..and who will be better informed and satisfied? Thus idle Disputation is a sport of Wit,..no solid and real Truth is to be found out by it. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ i. ii. §3 Who that Jerombaal was, is much discussed among learned men. 1715 J. Gay What d'ye call It i. iii. 15 Sir Humphrey: We've business—Justice Stabute:—To discuss a point of law. 1753 L. M. in tr. J. Du Bosc Accomplish'd Woman II. 157 (note) See the discourse..wherein it is discussed, whether brutes have the use of reason. 1777 J. Priestley Doctr. Philos. Necessity x. 118 Mr. Hume..discusses the question..with great clearness. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 598 Several schemes were proposed and discussed. 1850 Ld. Tennyson Princess (ed. 3) ii. 48 They, the while, Discuss'd a doubt and tost it to and fro. 1901 R. Kipling Kim i. 32 Every one of those telegrams was discussed and re-discussed, by parties who conceived themselves to be interested. 1942 J. Kerouac Let. 26 Sept. in Sel. Lett. 1940–56 (1995) 29 I have further suggestions—we can discuss them my first week home. 1991 Brit. Jrnl. Criminol. 21 459 Two articles discuss the British Columbia approach to electronic monitoring. 2002 S. Goss Brit. Tea & Coffee Cups 5 Coffee-houses, where people could meet and discuss the news of the day. b. intransitive. To engage in discussion; to debate. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > argue, dispute, discuss [verb (intransitive)] mootOE sannc1175 sputea1225 argue1303 argumentc1320 strive1340 proceedc1390 reason?c1425 to roll the stone1581 argumentate1586 discuss1587 litigate1606 canvass1631 argumentizea1641 to take by the beard1809 dudgeon1859 1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 23 Amongst themselues the feasters gan discusse, And diuersly debate from young to old. 1628 T. Spencer Art of Logick 311 A Method whereby wee come to know how to discusse. 1797 F. X. Pagès Secret Hist. French Revol. II. xxxi. 434 I shall be short, because I wish to discuss, and not to dispute. 1894 Outlook 22 Sept. 466/2 The people are alert; they discuss, they have literary clubs. 1905 S. Conrad Mrs. Jim & Mrs. Jimmie (1906) x. 130 While they were discussing, he forgot to whistle, and they were almost at the house before he thought. 1988 J. Bradshaw Healing Shame that Binds You ii. v. 128 Shame-based intellectuals love to discuss and complexify. †4. a. transitive. To settle, determine, or decide (a matter), esp. judicially. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > judge, determine [verb (transitive)] addeemeOE sayeOE assizec1399 concludec1405 discernc1425 judgec1425 discussc1430 judicate?1577 aread1593 addooma1599 arbitratea1616 overcall1654 dijudicate1666 result1705 judicialize1851 c1430 (c1380) G. Chaucer Parl. Fowls (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1871) l. 624 It may not here discussid be Who louyth hire best. 1486 in J. Raine Vol. Eng. Misc. N. Counties Eng. (1890) 55 To discuse up in conscience ich judiciall cace. 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia Epist. to P. Gyles sig. ✠vii^v Some [lawe matters] as an vmpier or a iudge with my sentence finallye to discusse. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. vii. 100 This vayne disputing whether of them was the first; which question the holy scripture will discusse in one word. Yea, and nature it selfe also will discusse it. 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. ii. 123 Which etymologie seemeth to me not improbable..But..we leave that to be discussed by others. 1691 tr. ‘C. Reinking’ Πολιτικός Μέγας xiv. 42 Thus (amongst the Turks) a very dark Case in Law, was cleared and discussed by a very just Sentence. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 77 I make no doubt, but that in a day or two this troublesome business may be discussed. b. intransitive. To decide or determine a matter; to settle a question. Chiefly with of, also with between. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolve or decide [verb (intransitive)] > about a matter under discussion appointc1374 discuss1485 1485–6 W. Caxton tr. Laurent Ryal Bk. cxiv. sig. niij To knowe and to dyscusse bytwene the thoughtes that the herte conceyueth and bryngeth forth, and them that the deuyl planteth. ?1518 A. Barclay Fyfte Eglog sig. Ciij^v Why sholde thyne mortall, of endeles thyng dyscus. 1570 J. Jewel Def. Apol. Churche Eng. (new ed.) 127 That S. Peter..sitteth with him [sc. the Pope] in Consistorie..discussinge of Cases. 1629 J. Gaule Practique Theories Christs Predict. 50 Pryingly to sift out, and peremptorily to discusse of the inscrutable Nature and Being of Christ. 1645 J. Ussher Body of Divinitie 105 Reason to discusse of the lawfulnesse or unlawfulnesse of every particular action of a mans own self. 1714 G. Lockhart Mem. Affairs Scotl. 116 The first two Days being spent in constituting the House, and discussing of controverted Elections. 5. Scots Law and Civil Law.See note at discussion n. 4. †a. transitive. To seize (a debtor's movable property) before proceeding against immovable property; to seize (the property of a primary debtor) before proceeding against a surety. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1597 J. Skene De Verborum Significatione at Attachiamentum In execution of decreites,..the moveabill gudes perteining to the debtour suld be first discussed. c1626 H. Bisset Rolment Courtis (1920) I. 246 The formare letteres of poynding quhereby the movabill guidis ar discussed of befoir. 1653 T. Urquhart Logopandecteision ii. 26 It provideth, that the Debtors moveable goods be first valued, and discussed, before his lands be apprised, much less possessed. 1722 W. Strahan tr. J. Domat Civil Law I. iii. iv. 399/1 The Creditor cannot sue the third possessors, till he has first discussed the Goods of the Debtor. 1866 Code of Civil Procedure Lower Canada 115 He cannot proceed to the sale of the immoveables until after the moveables have been discussed. 1882 Rev. Civil Code Louisiana iii. xvi. ii. 363 The creditor is not bound to discuss the principal debtor's property, unless he should be required to do so by the surety. b. transitive. To exhaust legal proceedings against (a debtor); esp. to exhaust legal proceedings against (the person primarily liable) before proceeding against a surety. Now rare.In quot. 1678 with reference to theft rather than debt. ΚΠ 1678 G. Mackenzie Laws & Customes Scotl. xx. 215 It may be also doubted, if the Thief dwell in England, or in France, whether the pursuer must first discusse him. 1681 J. Dalrymple Inst. Law Scotl. i. x. 164 Cautioners cannot be pursued till the principal debitor be discust. 1759 Petition of Isabel & Rachel Strachans 12 June 7 Superseding Diligence till the Cautioner's Heirs are discussed. 1766 W. Gordon Gen. Counting-house 340 The accepter being discussed, the bill must recoil upon the drawer. 1806 W. D. Evans tr. R. J. Pothier Treat. Law of Obligations I. ii. vi. 264 Although the creditor has not discussed the principal debtor, his demand, and his pursuits, against the surety are regular, until the surety opposes the exception of discussion. 1865 Civil Code Lower Canada: 6th Rep. xv. ii. 147 The creditor is not bound to discuss the principal debtor unless the surety demands it when he is first sued. 1908 J. Craigie & J. Bartholomew Elem. Conveyancing ii. vi. 325 The benefit of discussion being renounced, he does not require to discuss the heirs in heritage in the order which, apart from the renunciation, requires to be followed. 6. transitive. To consume (food or drink), esp. with leisurely enjoyment. Frequently colloquial and humorous. Now archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > [verb (transitive)] brookc950 abiteOE haveOE afangOE takec1175 notea1200 usec1300 spendc1380 consumec1400 partake1602 pree1680 discuss1751 tuck1784 to put down1795 to be (also go) at the ——1796 go1830 kill1833 to put away1839 down1852 to put over1880 to wrap (oneself) (a)round1880 shift1896 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. xxii. 162 He..doubled his allowance of beer, which being discussed, our courier betook himself to the house of Mrs. Gauntlet. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 9 A tall, stout, country-looking man..busy discussing huge slices of cold boiled beef. 1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy I. i. 3 They allowed him to discuss the question, while they discussed his port wine. 1884 Earl of Malmesbury Mem. Ex-minister II. 281 The time was passed in discussing a substantial luncheon. 1908 Amer. Mag. Nov. 95/1 He discussed a hearty repast between twelve an' twelve-three. 1969 J. Fowles French Lieutenant's Woman (1977) xxxix. 260 Would they ‘discuss’ a punch and bubbly? 2003 M. Elphinstone Voyageurs xiii. 200 Loic was there at the table, and the four voyageurs.., all discussing a hearty meal of the inevitable whitefish. †7. transitive. Of a bird: to filter (mud, etc.) with the bill so as to obtain nutrients; to sift through (material) in search of food. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [verb (transitive)] > peck > take food in small pieces peckc1390 picka1400 discuss1802 the world > space > place > removal or displacement > extraction > extract [verb (transitive)] > (as) by means of a sponge or filter sponge1686 discuss1802 to filter out1823 1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. xii. 240 [These] serrated or dentated bills..form a filter. The duck by means of them discusses the mud; examining, with great accuracy, the puddle. 1823 Edinb. Encycl. (1830) XVI. 136/2 They [sc. sandpipers] discuss the ooze, mud, shifting sands, or heaps of sea-weed, thrown on the beach, in quest of coleopterous insects. †II. To remove, disperse, or drive away. 8. a. transitive. To drive away, dispel; to disperse, scatter. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > command to go away [verb (transitive)] > drive away > dispel (cloud, gloom, or immaterial things) overdriveOE discuss?c1400 digesta1513 profligate1542 depel?1548 foil1548 sperse1580 disparkle1601 redisperse1621 dispela1631 fray1635 dissipate1691 ?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) i. met. iii. l. 149 When þat nyȝt was discussed and chased awey [L. discussa..nocte]. derknesses forleften me. a1425 Medulla Gram. (Stonyhurst) f. 21^v Discutio, discusse or do awey. 1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 401/2 They wil clerely dissipate and discusse the myst. 1651 J. F. tr. H. C. Agrippa Three Bks. Occult Philos. i. vi. 17 The Northern Wind, fierce, and roaring, and discussing clouds. 1703 H. Hingeston Mahir Godel 441 He was still in the Night, the Veil over his Understanding, the Light had not yet discussed the Darkness. 1773 S. Johnson Let. 23 Mar. (1992) II. 24 The continuance of the same appearances will discuss any remains of suspicion. b. transitive. To shake off, remove; to separate. Also: to set free, loosen. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separate [verb (transitive)] to-twemec893 sunderOE asunderOE shedOE dealOE shill1049 skillc1175 to-twinc1175 twinc1230 disseverc1250 depart1297 slita1300 to-throwc1315 parta1325 drevec1325 devisec1330 dividec1374 sever1382 unknit?a1425 divorce1430 separea1450 separate?a1475 untine1496 to put apart1530 discussa1542 deceper1547 disseparate1550 apart1563 unjoint1565 shoal1571 divisionatea1586 single1587 dispart1590 descide1598 disassociate1598 distract1600 dissolve1605 discriminate1615 dissociate1623 discerpa1628 discind1640 dissunder1642 distinguish1648 severize1649 unstring1674 skaila1833 cleave1873 dirempt1885 society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (transitive)] freeeOE letc1000 alithOE areim-ena1250 alaskic1300 fritha1325 loose1340 unfetterc1374 to let goc1384 releasec1384 freitha1400 to let farea1400 assoil1401 remit1467 affranchise1477 resplaitc1531 discussa1542 freedom1548 to set (go, walk, etc.) free1609 re-enfranchise1611 unhook1611 unloose1614 liberate1623 disenfranchise1626 assert1638 relinquish1671 uncork1749 unfankle1824 the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] > get or be rid of > rid of something cleansea1250 quita1387 unladea1398 deliverc1400 quiet1450 clear1535 discussa1542 free1590 unload1591 unstable1612 deonerate1623 discard1656 a1542 T. Wyatt Psalm cii. 604 in Coll. Poems (1969) To lose and to discus The sonns off deth owt from theire dedly bond. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. i. sig. Cc3^v All regard of shame she had discust, And meet respect of honor putt to flight. 1675 J. Smith Christian Relig. Appeal i. 99 He had not then recovered those hopes of the Judean Crown, that St. Paul had discust from him, four years ago. 1690 T. D'Urfey Collin's Walk 203 To discuss Truth from falsehood in any Speech, is one of the two Ends or Offices of Logick. c. transitive. To take off (an item of clothing). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (transitive)] > take off clothing to do offeOE to lay downc1275 to weve offc1290 stripc1320 doffa1375 loose1382 ofdrawa1393 casta1400 to take offa1400 warpa1400 to cast offc1400 to catch offc1400 waivec1400 voidc1407 to put off?a1425 to wap offc1440 to lay from, offc1480 despoil1483 to pull offc1500 slip1535 devest1566 to shift off1567 daff1609 discuss1640 to lay off1699 strip1762 douse1780 shuffle1837 derobe1841 shed1858 skin1861 peel1888 pull1888 1640 H. Glapthorne Hollander iv. sig. Hi^v Now Cosen Sconce, you must discusse your doublet. 9. Medicine. a. transitive. To dispel or disperse (humours, gases, etc.); to soften, break up, or reduce the size of (a swelling, tumour, etc.). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatments removing or dispersing matter > remove or disperse [verb (transitive)] > disperse, etc., humours or morbid matter cleansec1000 resolvea1398 slaya1400 dissolvec1400 evacuec1400 mundify?a1425 repel?a1425 attenuate1533 evacuate1533 discuss?1537 divert?1541 extenuate1541 intercide?1541 educe1574 scour1577 attray1579 clenge1582 divertise1597 derive1598 revel1598 display1607 draw1608 incide1612 correct1620 fuse1705 lavage1961 ?1537 T. Elyot Castell of Helthe iv. i. f. 75 Rubbe them agayne with some oyle, that dothe open the poores, and dyscusse the vapours. 1565 J. Hall Expositiue Table 26 in tr. Lanfranc Most Excellent Woorke Chirurg. They also discusse the hardnesse of y^e stones, and Apostemes vnder the eares. 1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) i. 28 To discusse hard swellings in womens brests. 1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. i. iii. 14 This serum..(if it be not discussed) ripens into Matter, and so dischargeth. 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician iii. 103 Of all edibles Garlick discusses wind most. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 130. ⁋5 A pomade..of virtue to discuss pimples. 1773 Universal Mag. May 249/2 After draining away the moisture, and discussing the mist [in the eye], it comes forth turgid. 1804 J. Abernethy Surg. Observ. 35 Three diseased lymphatic glands..resisted the attempts which had been made to discuss them. 1879 Med. Brief 7 163 It will stop the hemorrhage, and soon discuss the tumor. b. intransitive. To perform the function of dispelling, dispersing, or softening something; to act as a discutient. In later use also: to subside (rare). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > recovery > process of healing of an injury, etc. > of injury, etc.: heal [verb (intransitive)] > of pain, fever, or disease: abate lightOE discuss1559 menda1600 remit1665 1559 P. Morwyng tr. C. Gesner Treasure of Euonymus 292 It must also haue no small strengthe to discus & expel. 1565 J. Hall Expositiue Table 17 in tr. Lanfranc Most Excellent Woorke Chirurg. It mollifieth sayeth Galen sufficientlye, digesteth, and discusseth moderatelye. 1585 J. Banister Wecker's Compend. Chyrurg. i. 14 These medicines that are mingled to represse, and discusse equally, must bee ministred in the state of the Disease. 1625 S. Bradwell Watch-man for Pest 23 Among other sauces, Mustard is chiefly to be forbidden, because it openeth, and discusseth. 1655 tr. M. Blochwitz Anatomia Sambuci 156 The tincture drawn out of the rob and juice of the berries doth excellently discuss and dry, if it be rubb'd on the legs. 1705 T. Guidott Apol. for Bath 28 The Bath..relieves the weary, strengthens the weak, and discusseth when it meets with discussable matter. 1739 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. lxvii. 239 If the Erysipelas does not discuss [Fr. Si l'Erésipéle ne prend pas la voye de la résolution], the Membrane falls into Putrefaction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1541v.1389
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