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  1.                 From en.wiktionary.org:
                    

    [excisé]

    ** English

    [2008]

    *** Etymology 1

    From [en], altered under the influence of Latin [la], from earlier [dum], from [en] (whence modern [fr]), from [en], ultimately from [en] + [la].

    **** Alternative forms

    - [en] [obsolete]

    **** Pronunciation

    - [en] - [en] - [en]

    **** Noun

    [wikipedia] [~]

    1. A tax charged on goods produce d within the country (as opposed to customs duties , charged on goods from outside the country). 2. * 1668 July 3rd, 吴语: James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair , “Thomas Rue _contra_ Andrew Houſtoun” in _The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion_ I (Edinburgh, 1683), <span class="plainlinks"> page 547 (see http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7ApBAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA548&dq=%22correus%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BFYCT56sNs7Z8QOstrGlAQ&ved=0CHAQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22correus%22&f=false) </span> 3. *: _Andrew Houſtoun_ and _Adam Muſhet_ , being Tackſmen of the EXCIZE , did Imploy _Thomas Rue_ to be their Collector, and gave him a Sallary of 30. pound _Sterling_ for a year. 4. * 1755, 吴语: Samuel Johnson , _A Dictionary of the English Language_ , "excise", 5. *: A hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged not by the common judges of property, but wretches hired by those to whom EXCISE is paid. 6. * 1787, _吴语: Constitution of the United States of America_ , Article I, Basa Sunda: Constitution of the United States of America#Section_8 , 7. *: The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and EXCISES , to pay the debts [...] of the United States;

    ***** Synonyms

    - [en]

    ***** Derived terms

    {{col|en|central excise |customs and excise |excise duty |excise glass |excise house |exciseman }}

    ***** Translations

    [excise tax]

    **** Verb

    [en-verb]

    1. To impose an excise tax on something.

    ***** Derived terms

    {{col|en|nonexcised|unexcised|excisability }}

    *** Etymology 2

    [en] From [en], from [en], past participle of [la], from [la] + [la].

    **** Pronunciation

    - [en] - [en] - [en] - [en]

    **** Verb

    [en-verb]

    1. To cut out ; to remove . 2. * [en] 3. * 1901, 吴语: Andrew Lang , Preface to the second edition of _Myth, Ritual, and Religion_ , 4. *: In revising the book I [...] have EXCISED certain passages which, as the book first appeared, were inconsistent with its main thesis. 5. * [en] 6. * {{ quote-book | en | year=1987 | author=w:Ann Rule | page=442 | title=Small Sacrifices |passage=Insanity can be cured. Personality disorders are so inextricably entwined with the heart and mind and soul that it is well-nigh impossible to EXCISE them.}}

    1. * [1=en]

    ***** Derived terms

    {{col2|en |excisable |unexcised }}

    ***** Related terms

    - [en]

    ***** Translations

    [to cut out, to remove]

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    [en]

    ** French

    *** Verb

    [fr]

    1. [fr]

    ** Latin

    *** Participle

    [la]

    1. [la]