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con⋅cuss

[kuhn-kuhs]
–verb (used with object)
to injure by concussion: He was mildly concussed by the falling books.

Origin:
1590–1600; < L concussus, ptp. of concutere, equiv. to con- con- + -cut-, comb. form of quat-, s. of quatere to shake + -tus ptp. ending
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con·cuss   (kən-kŭs')   
tr.v.   con·cussed, con·cuss·ing, con·cuss·es
To injure by concussion: "a middle-aged woman concussed by a blow on the head" (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

[Latin concutere, concuss-, to strike together : com-, com- + quatere, to strike; see kwēt- in Indo-European roots.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: con·cuss
Pronunciation: k&n-'k&s
Function: transitive verb
: to affect with concussion
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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