Rē'per-cūss', v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. REPERCUSSER (rē'per-kŭst'); p. pr. & vb. n. REPERCUSSING.] [Lat. repercutere, repercussum, from re, again, back, and percutere, to strike through and through, from per, through, and quatere, to shake, beat, strike; It. ripercuotere, Sp., Pg., & Pr. repercutir, Fr. répercuter.] To drive or beat back. [Rare.]

Perceiving all the subjacent country, at so small an horizontal distance, to repercuss such a light as I could hardly look against. Evelyn.