excise1
Pronunciation: /ˈɛksʌɪz/
Translate excise | into German | into Italian | into Spanish [ mass noun, usually as modifier] [ with object] (usually as adjective excised)
Definition of excise
noun
verb
Origin:
late 15th century (in the general sense 'a tax or toll'): from Middle Dutch excijs, accijs, perhaps based on Latin accensare 'to tax', from ad- 'to' + census 'tax' (see census)
Spelling help
Unlike most verbs ending in -ise, excise cannot be spelled with an -ize ending.