succuss

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verb

To shake with vigor.

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agitateshakeshake up
OriginLatin succutere →
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Meanings

verbsuccuss (third-person singular simple present succusses, present participle succussing, simple past and past participle succussed)

present singular third person succusses · participle present succussing · participle past succussed · past succussed

  1. transitiveTo shake with vigor.
    1. transitivemedicineTo shake a patient to detect fluids or air in the body.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
agitateshakeshake up

verbshake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)

Similar
shake up
Broader
shakeagitate
Also see
shake up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsuccutere“to shake up”
  2. Englishsuccuss

From Latin succutere (“to shake up”), from sub- + quatere (“to shake”).

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APA

succuss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/succuss

MLA

“succuss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/succuss. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “succuss,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/succuss.

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