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Definition of excise 2 verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

excise2

verb

NAmE//ɪkˈsaɪz//

excise something (from something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they excise

he / she / it excises

past simple excised

-ing form excising

to remove something completely Certain passages were excised from the book.

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