discuss
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French and Anglo-Norman discusser (French: discuter), from Latin discussus, past participle of discutere (“to strike or shake apart, break up, scatter, also, in derivatives and in Medieval Latin, examine, discuss”), from dis- (“apart”) + quatere (“to shake”).
Verb [edit]
discuss (third-person singular simple present discusses, present participle discussing, simple past and past participle discussed)
- (obsolete, transitive) To drive away, disperse, shake off.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.i:
- For she was giuen all to fleshly lust, / And poured forth in sensuall delight, / That all regard of shame she had discust, / And meet respect of honour put to flight [...].
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.i:
- (transitive) To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.
- Let's sit down and discuss this rationally.
- I don't wish to discuss this further. Let's talk about something else.
- (transitive, obsolete) To communicate, tell, or disclose (information, a message, etc.).
- circa 1597, William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor, act 1, sc. 3:
- Nym: I will discuss the humour of this love to Page.
- circa 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, act 4, sc. 1:
- Pistol: Discuss unto me; art thou officer? Or art thou base, common and popular?
- circa 1597, William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor, act 1, sc. 3:
Synonyms [edit]
- (converse about a topic): betalk, debate, talk about
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from discuss
Translations [edit]
to converse or debate concerning a particular topic
See also [edit]
External links [edit]
- discuss in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- discuss in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- discuss at OneLook Dictionary Search
