discutio

From dis- +‎ quatiō.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /disˈku.ti.oː/, [d̪ɪs̠ˈkʊt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /disˈkut.t͡si.o/, [d̪isˈkut̪ː͡s̪io]

discutiō (present infinitive discutere, perfect active discussī, supine discussum); third conjugation iō-variant

1. to strike down, shatter

   Synonyms: tango, percutio, ferio, pello, percello, ico, pulsō, caedo, accido, affligo, impingo, verbero

2. to scatter or disperse, dissipate (especially an enemy)

   Synonyms: effundo, fundo

3. (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) to examine, discuss
   • c. 13th century, Dies irae :

     Quantus tremor est futurus,
     Quando Iudex est venturus,
     Cuncta stricte discussurus!

     How great will be the tremor,
     when justice comes,
     strictly examining all things!

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• “discutio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “discutio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• discutio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette