excuss Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ex*cuss" transitive verb

Etymology

L. excussus. p. p. of excutere to shake off; ex out, from + quatere to shake. Cf. Quash.

Definitions

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.