concuss
verb (used with object)
to injure by concussion.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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True, an apple falling from a tree tipped Isaac Newton off to gravity, but it just as easily could have concussed him.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2022