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repercuss
CIDE DICTIONARY
repercuss, v. t. [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." [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
repercuss
Recoil
VB recoil, react, spring back, fly back, bounce back, bound back, rebound, reverberate, repercuss, recalcitrate, echo, ricochet.For further exploring for "repercuss" in Webster Dictionary Online