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Latin
Etymology
From dis- + quatiō.
Pronunciation
Verb
discutiō (present infinitive discutere, perfect active discussī, supine discussum); third conjugation iō-variant
- to strike down, shatter
- Synonyms: tango, percutio, ferio, pello, percello, ico, pulsō, caedo, accido, affligo, impingo, verbero
- to scatter or disperse, dissipate (especially an enemy)
- Synonyms: effundo, fundo
- (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) to examine, discuss
c. 13th century,
Dies irae :
- Quantus tremor est futurus,
Quando Iudex est venturus,
Cuncta stricte discussurus!- How great will be the tremor,
when justice comes,
strictly examining all things!
Conjugation
Descendants
References
- “discutio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “discutio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- discutio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.