DictionaryRoot: quatere
Latin
quatere
shake or strike
Forms
- quatere
- quass- — The changed form used for completed action.
- -cut- — A changed form found in compounds.
- -cuss- — The corresponding changed form in completed-action derivatives.
Origin
An inherited Latin verb with older Indo-European ancestry.
Note
A forceful shake can become a blow, a disturbance, or an examination that tests something.
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verb
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dih-SKUHSS/dɪˈskʌs/
To talk or write about a subject in detail.
Etymology
The image of shaking apart seems to have developed into mentally examining something, then examining it through argument. From that came the present meaning of talking a subject over.