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    excise - Dictionary definition and meaning for word excise

    Definition
    (noun) a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
    Synonyms : excise tax
    Definition
    (verb) remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
    Synonyms : expunge , scratch , strike
    Example Sentence
    • Please strike this remark from the record
    • scratch that remark
    Definition
    (verb) levy an excise tax on Definition
    (verb) remove by cutting
    Example Sentence
    • The surgeon excised the tumor
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for excise

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Exercise will excise (or cut down) your fat.

Excise commissioner will always cut down your finances ;)

ax-size -> with ax you cut away

excise is similiar to precise.. meaning cut down

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