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单词 concuss
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concuss

[ kuhn-kuhs ]
/ kənˈkʌs /
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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

concurrently, concurrent processing, concurrent resolution, concurrent versions system, concurring opinion, concuss, concussion, concussion grenade, concyclic, cond., Condé
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Example sentences from the Web for concuss

  • When I concuss the limb here, the foot will kick forward involuntarily.

    Yellowstone Nights|Herbert Quick
  • He 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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