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From dis- +‎ quatiō.

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

  1. to strike asunder, dash to pieces, shatter
  2. to scatter or disperse, dissipate (especially an enemy)
    Synonyms: dissipō, diffringō, dispellō
  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!
  • 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.