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discuss
English
Etymology
From Middle French and Anglo-Norman discusser (French discuter), from Latin discussus, past participle of discuti? (“to strike or shake apart, break up, scatter; examine, discuss”), from dis- (“apart”) + quati? (“to shake”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d?s?k?s/, /d?s?k?s/
- (US) IPA(key): /d?s?k?s/
- Rhymes: -?s
Verb
discuss (third-person singular simple present discusses, present participle discussing, simple past and past participle discussed)
- (transitive) To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.
- (transitive, obsolete) To communicate, tell, or disclose (information, a message, etc.).
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor, act 1, scene 3:
- Nym: I will discuss the humour of this love to Page.
- c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, act 4, scene 1:
- Pistol: Discuss unto me; art thou officer? Or art thou base, common and popular?
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor, act 1, scene 3:
- (obsolete, transitive) To break to pieces; to shatter.
- (obsolete, transitive, colloquial) To deal with, in eating or drinking; consume.
- 1854, Samuel White Baker, The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon:
- We sat quietly down and discussed a cold fowl that we had brought with us.
- 1858, James Hogg, Titan (volume 27, page 306)
- In the first room we entered, a soldier and a man, like a clerk or dominie, were discussing a bottle of red wine; they immediately sprang up and politely proffered us each a bumper.
- 1854, Samuel White Baker, The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon:
- (transitive, law) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety.
- (obsolete, transitive) To drive away, disperse, shake off; said especially of tumors.
- 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 […]
- For she was giuen all to fleshly lust,
- June 15, 1751, Samuel Johnson, letter in The Rambler
- The softness of my hands was secured by medicated gloves, and my bosom rubbed with a pomade prepared by my mother, of virtue to discuss pimples, and clear discolourations.
- 1642, Henry Wotton, Short View of the Life and Death of George Villers Duke of Buckingham
- Many arts were used to discuss the beginnings of new affliction.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.i:
Synonyms
- (converse about a topic): bespeak, betalk, debate, talk about
Derived terms
Related terms
- quash
Translations
See also
- argue
Further reading
- discuss in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- discuss in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- discuss at OneLook Dictionary Search
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agitate
English
Etymology
From Middle English, from Latin agitatus, past participle of agitare (“to put in motion”), from agere (“to move”). Compare with French agiter. See act, agent.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /?æ.d??.te?t/
Verb
agitate (third-person singular simple present agitates, present participle agitating, simple past and past participle agitated)
- (transitive) To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person). [from 16th c.]
- (transitive) To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake. [from 16th c.]
- 1830, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Paul Clifford
- It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness.
- 1830, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Paul Clifford
- (transitive, obsolete) To set in motion; to actuate. [16th–18th c.]
- (transitive, now rare) To discuss or debate. [from 16th c.]
- 1790, Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Men:
- Your speech at the time a bill for the regency was agitated now lies before me.
- 1790, Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Men:
- (transitive, now rare) To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to consider, to devise. [from 17th c.]
Synonyms
- (discuss actively): discuss, debate, canvass
- move, shake, excite, rouse, disturb, distract, revolve
Antonyms
- (stir up): appease, calm, quieten
Related terms
- agitation
- agitator
- agitatee
- agitable
- inagitable
Translations
Further reading
- agitate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- agitate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- agitate at OneLook Dictionary Search
Esperanto
Adverb
agitate
- present adverbial passive participle of agiti
Ido
Verb
agitate
- adverbial present passive participle of agitar
Italian
Adjective
agitate f
- feminine plural of agitato
Anagrams
- gattaie
Latin
Verb
agit?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of agit?
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English, from Latin agitatus. Cognate with English agitate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??d??tet/
Verb
agitate (third-person singular present agitates, present participle agitatin, past agitatit, past participle agitate)
- to agitate
References
- “agitate” in Eagle, Andy, editor, The Online Scots Dictionary[1], 2016.
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