repercuss

English

Etymology

From Latin repercusus, past participle of repercutere (to drive back), from re- (re-) + percutere. See percussion.

Verb

repercuss (third-person singular simple present repercusses, present participle repercussing, simple past and past participle repercussed)

  1. (transitive) To drive or beat back.
  2. (transitive, by extension) To reflect; to reverberate.
    • Evelyn
      Perceiving all the subjacent country, [] to repercuss such a light as I could hardly look against.

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