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Antonyms for concuss
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kuh n-kuhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : kənˈkʌs |
- aid
- allow
- appease
- assist
- be still
- block
- calculate
- calm
- check
- crush
- delay
- demote
- deny
- destroy
- deter
- disallow
- discourage
- dissuade
- encourage
- fail
- fix
- forget
- free
- give
- halt
- help
- hinder
- hold
- ignore
- impede
- indulge
- leave alone
- let go
- liberate
- loosen
- lose
- lull
- measure
- neglect
- not bother
- obstruct
- order
- permit
- placate
- please
- prevent
- quiet
- raze
- refuse
- refute
- release
- remain
- renounce
- repress
- ruin
- soothe
- stabilize
- stay
- steady
- stop
- surrender
- tranquilize
- veto
- yield
Definition of concuss
Origin :- 1590s, "to shake violently," from Latin concuss-, past participle stem of concutere "to dash together, shake violently" (see concussion). Meaning "to give a concussion to the brain" is from 1680s. Related: Concussed; concussing; concussive.
- As in make : verb induce, compel
- As in rock : verb move back and forth
- As in shake : verb quiver, tremble
- As in coerce : verb compel, press
- As in compel : verb force to act
- As in constrain : verb force; restrain
- As in agitate : verb shake physically
- As in force : verb obligate to do something
- When I concuss the limb here, the foot will kick forward involuntarily.
- Extract from : « Yellowstone Nights » by Herbert Quick
- He had returned to terms of friendship with Romanel, with a view to concuss the whole city, with no one to interpose.
- Extract from : « Letters of John Calvin, Volume II (of 4) » by Jules Bonnet
Synonyms for concuss
- agitate
- apply
- ban
- bar
- bear down
- bear hard on
- beat
- beset
- billow
- bind
- blackmail
- bottle up
- brandish
- bridle
- bring about
- bring pressure to bear upon
- browbeat
- bulldoze
- bully
- bump
- burden
- careen
- cause
- chain
- charge
- chatter
- check
- choke
- churn
- coerce
- command
- commove
- compel
- concuss
- confine
- conscript
- constrain
- constrict
- contract
- convulse
- cool off
- cork
- cow
- crack down
- curb
- demand
- deny
- deprive
- disallow
- discompose
- disquiet
- disturb
- dither
- dodder
- draft
- drag
- dragoon
- drive
- effect
- enforce
- enjoin
- exact
- extort
- falter
- fix
- flap
- flicker
- flit
- flitter
- flourish
- fluctuate
- flutter
- force
- heave
- hem in
- high pressure
- hinder
- hog-tie
- hold back
- hold down
- hold in
- horn in
- hustle
- immure
- impel
- impose
- impress
- imprison
- incarcerate
- inflict
- inhibit
- initiate
- insist
- interfere
- intern
- intimidate
- jail
- jar
- jerk
- jiggle
- jog
- joggle
- jolt
- jounce
- keep lid on
- lean on
- limit
- lurch
- make
- make an offer they can't refuse
- make necessary
- meddle
- menace
- move
- necessitate
- oblige
- obtrude
- occasion
- order
- oscillate
- overcome
- palpitate
- perturb
- pin down
- pitch
- press
- pressure
- pressurize
- prevail upon
- push
- push and pull
- put half nelson on
- put screws to
- put squeeze on
- put the arm on
- put the chill on
- put the squeeze on
- quail
- quake
- quaver
- quiver
- rattle
- reel
- repress
- require
- restrain
- restrict
- rock
- roil
- roll
- roll about
- rouse
- ruffle
- sandbag
- secure
- set in motion
- shake
- shimmer
- shimmy
- shiver
- shock
- shotgun
- shudder
- squeeze
- stagger
- start
- stifle
- stir
- stir up
- strong-arm
- succuss
- suppress
- sway
- swing
- tamper
- terrorize
- threaten
- throw weight around
- toss
- totter
- tremble
- tremor
- turn on the heat
- twist one's arm
- undulate
- upset
- urge
- vibrate
- waggle
- water
- wave
- whip
- withhold
- wobble
- wrest
- wring
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