concuss — 1590s, to shake violently, from L. concuss , pp. stem of concutere to dash together, shake violently (see CONCUSSION (Cf. concussion)). Meaning to give a concussion to the brain is from 1680s. Related: Concussed; concussing; concussive … Etymology dictionary
Concuss — Con*cuss , v. t. [L. concussus, p. p. of concutere. See {Concussion}.] 1. To shake or agitate. Concussed with uncertainty. Daniel. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) To force (a person) to do something, or give up something, by intimidation; to coerce.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
concuss — index beat (strike), necessitate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
concuss — [kən kus′] vt. [< L concussus, pp. of concutere: see CONCUSSION] to cause to have a concussion … English World dictionary
concuss — verb /kənˈkʌs,ˈkɒn.kʌs/ To injure the brain, usually temporarily, by violent impact. The blow will concuss him … Wiktionary
concuss — concussion ► NOUN 1) temporary unconsciousness or confusion caused by a blow on the head. 2) a violent shock as from a heavy blow. DERIVATIVES concuss verb concussive adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from concutere dash together, shake … English terms dictionary
concuss — v.tr. 1 subject to concussion. 2 shake violently. 3 archaic intimidate. Etymology: L concutere concuss (as com , cutere = quatere shake) … Useful english dictionary
concuss — transitive verb Etymology: Latin concussus, past participle Date: 1597 to affect with or as if with concussion … New Collegiate Dictionary
concuss — /keuhn kus /, v.t. to injure by concussion: He was mildly concussed by the falling books. [1590 1600; < L concussus, ptp. of concutere, equiv. to con CON + cut , comb. form of quat , s. of quatere to shake + tus ptp. ending] * * * … Universalium
concuss — con·cuss kən kəs vt to affect with concussion … Medical dictionary
concuss — con|cuss [kənˈkʌs] v [T usually passive] if you are concussed, something hits you on the head, making you lose consciousness or feel sick for a short time ▪ He was concussed by the blast … Dictionary of contemporary English
