succuss

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin succutere (to shake up), from sub- + quatere (to shake).

Verb

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succuss (third-person singular simple present succusses, present participle succussing, simple past and past participle succussed)

  1. (transitive) To shake with vigor.
    1. (transitive, medicine) To shake a patient to detect fluids or air in the body.

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