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excise

1. ex.cise \'ek-.si-z, -.si-s\ n [obs. D excijs (now accijus), fr. MD, 
   prob. modif. of OF assise)X session, assessment - more at ASSIZE 1: an 
   internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a com 
   modity within a country 2: any of various taxes on privileges often 
   assessed in the form of a licen se or other fee
2. excise vt : to impose an excise upon 
3. ex.cise \ek-'si-z\ \-'sizh-*n\ vt [L excisus, pp. of excidere, fr. ex- + 
   caedere to cut] : to remove by cutting out  - ex.ci.sion n