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succuss

succuss verb: to shake with vigor.

Verb

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

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

Synonyms of succuss

Forms of succuss

third-person singular presentsuccusses
present participlesuccussing
past participlesuccussed
pastsuccussed

Origin of succuss

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

Questions about succuss

What does succuss mean?
Succuss means to shake with vigor.
What part of speech is succuss?
Succuss is a verb.
What is the past tense of succuss?
The past tense of succuss is succussed.

Words near succuss in the dictionary

  1. succumbs
  2. succursal
  3. succursals
  4. succus
  5. succus entericus
  6. succuss
  7. succussation
  8. succussations
  9. succussatory
  10. succussed
  11. succusses

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