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excise (2)
ex·cise
[
ik sz
]
(
past and past participle
ex·cised
,
present participle
ex·cis·ing
,
3rd person present singular
ex·cis·es
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
delete:
to delete a part of something such as a text
(
formal
)
2.
remove surgically:
to remove something by cutting, especially in surgery
[
Late 16th century. < Latin
excis-
, past participle of
excidere
"to cut out" <
caedere
"to cut"
]
ex·ci·sion
[
ik sí'n
]
noun
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ex·ci·sion [ ik sí'n ] noun
