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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Discuss \Dis*cuss"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discussed}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Discussing}.] [L. discussus, p. p. of discutere to
     strike asunder (hence came the sense to separate mentally,
     distinguish); dis- + quatere to shake, strike. See {Quash}.]
     1. To break to pieces; to shatter. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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     2. To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to
        drive away; -- said especially of tumors. [archaic]
  
     Note: This usage is preserved only in the word {discussive}.
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                 Many arts were used to discuss the beginnings of
                 new affection.                     --Sir H.
                                                    Wotton.
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                 A pomade . . . of virtue to discuss pimples.
                                                    --Rambler.
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     3. To shake; to put away; to finish. [Obs.]
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              All regard of shame she had discussed. --Spenser.
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     4. To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by
        presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to
        debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate. "We sat and
        . . . discussed the farm . . . and the price of grain."
        --Tennyson. "To discuss questions of taste." --Macaulay.
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     5. To deal with, in eating or drinking. [Colloq.]
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              We sat quietly down and discussed a cold fowl that
              we had brought with us.               --Sir S.
                                                    Baker.
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     6. (Law) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy
        against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding
        against the surety. --Burrill.
  
     Syn: To {Discuss}, {Examine}, {Debate}. We speak of examining
          a subject when we ponder it with care, in order to
          discover its real state, or the truth respecting it. We
          speak of discussing a topic when we examine it
          thoroughly in its distinct parts. The word is very
          commonly applied to matters of opinion. We may discuss a
          subject without giving in an adhesion to any conclusion.
          We speak of debating a point when we examine it in
          mutual argumentation between opposing parties. In debate
          we contend for or against some conclusion or view.
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