repercuss

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repercuss - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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 reverberate.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Perceiving all the subjacent country, . . . to
           repercuss such a light as I could hardly look against.
                                                    --Evelyn.
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repercuss - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  repercuss
      v 1: cause repercussions; have an unwanted effect