"repercuss" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: repercusses [present, singular, third-person], repercussing [participle, present], repercussed [participle, past], repercussed [past]
Etymology: From Latin repercusus, past participle of repercutere (“to drive back”), from re- (“re-”) + percutere. See percussion. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|repercusus}} Latin repercusus, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-verb}} repercuss (third-person singular simple present repercusses, present participle repercussing, simple past and past participle repercussed)
  1. (transitive) To drive or beat back. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-repercuss-en-verb-LsbrVZeh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4
  2. (transitive, by extension) To reflect; to reverberate. Tags: broadly, transitive
    Sense id: en-repercuss-en-verb-nn2wGq0U

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To drive or beat back."
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