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excising

excising is the present participle and gerund of excise.

Meaning of excise

Verb (1)

excise (third-person singular simple present excises, present participle excising, simple past and past participle excised)

  1. To impose an excise tax on something.

Verb (2)

excise (third-person singular simple present excises, present participle excising, simple past and past participle excised)

  1. To cut out; to remove.
    • Military censors have excised some details from the photographs for security reasons.

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Questions about excising

What is excising the present participle and gerund of?
Excising is the present participle and gerund of excise.

Words near excising in the dictionary

  1. exciseman
  2. excisemanship
  3. excisemanships
  4. excisemen
  5. excises
  6. excising
  7. excision
  8. excisional
  9. excisionase
  10. excisionases
  11. excisions

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