n.
Pronunciation: ik- ' s ī z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: ex · cised ; ex · cis · ing
Etymology: Latin excisus, past participle of excidere, from ex- + caedere to cut
Date: 1634
: to remove by or as if by excision
n.
Pronunciation: ik- ' s ī z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: ex · cised ; ex · cis · ing
Etymology: Latin excisus, past participle of excidere, from ex- + caedere to cut
Date: 1634
: to remove by or as if by excision
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012