EXCISE


Meaning of EXCISE in English

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

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