Perceiving all the subjacent country, . . . to repercuss such a light as I could hardly look against. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Repercuss — Re per*cuss ( k[u^]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repercussed} ( k?st );p. pr. & vb. n. {Repercussing}.] [L. repercusus, p. p. of repercutere to drive back; pref. re re + percutere. See {Percussion}.] To drive or beat back; hence, to reflect; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Repercussing — Repercuss Re per*cuss ( k[u^]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repercussed} ( k?st );p. pr. & vb. n. {Repercussing}.] [L. repercusus, p. p. of repercutere to drive back; pref. re re + percutere. See {Percussion}.] To drive or beat back; hence, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rebound — rebound, reverberate, recoil, resile, repercuss are comparable when they mean to spring back to an original position or shape. Rebound basically implies a springing back after a collision or impact {the ball readily rebounds when thrown against a … New Dictionary of Synonyms
