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excise

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. excise (verb)
  2. excise (verb)

2ex·cise

verb \ˈek-ˌsīz, -ˌsīs, ik-ˈsīz\
ex·cisedex·cis·ing

Definition of EXCISE

transitive verb
: to impose an excise on

First Known Use of EXCISE

1652

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