discutiō

   discutiō cussī, cussus, ere    [dis + quatio], to strike asunder, dash to pieces, shatter : columna ad imum fulmine discussa est, L.: arietibus aliquantum muri, L.: latericium, Cs.: tempora ictu, O.: nubīs, O.: discussae iubae capiti, V.: saxa, Iu.— To break up, scatter, disperse, dissipate, remove, dispel : coetūs, L.: discussa est caligo: discussā nive, Cs.: umbras, V.: somnum sibi lymphā, Pr.: soporem, Cu. — Fig., to remove, scatter, destroy, suppress : caedem: cunctationem eius: eam rem litterae discusserunt, L.: periculum consilio.

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discutere, discussi, discussus V

strike down; shatter, shake violently; dissipate, bring to naught; plead case