English Explanatory Dictionary

succuss

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To shake with vigor.
  2. To shake a patient to detect fluids or air in the body.

Word forms

succuss succusses succussing succussed

Etymology

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

Synonyms

agitate shake shake up
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