EXCISE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) excise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

EXCISE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • remove by cutting
    Usage Example(s)
    • The surgeon excised the tumor
    Hypernyms(s) excise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • remove by erasing or crossing out
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Please strike this remark from the record
    Hypernyms(s) excise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • levy an excise tax on
    Hypernyms(s) excise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)