EXCISE


Meaning of EXCISE in English

verb

to remove by or as if by dissecting

excise a tumor

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Synonyms: cut out, exsect, extirpate, resect

Related Word: amputate, cut off; elide, remove, strike out; eradicate, root out; delete, expurgate, exscind, slash

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