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Excuss
Pronunciation : Ex*cuss"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. excussus. p. p. of excutere to shake off; ex out, from + quatere to shake. Cf. Quash.]
Definition : 1. To shake off; to discard. [R.] To excuss the notation of a Geity out of their minds. Bp. Stillingfleet.
2. To inspect; to investigate; to decipher. [R.] To take some pains in excusing some old monuments. F. Junius (1654).
3. To seize and detain by law, as goods. [Obs.] Ayliffe.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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