Ex‐cuss″ (?), v. t. [L. excussus. p. p. of excutere to shake off; ex out, from + quatere to shake. Cf. Quash.] 1. To shake off; to discard.
To excuss the notation of a Geity out of their minds. Bp. Stillingfleet.
2. To inspect; to investigate; to decipher.
To take some pains in excusing some old monuments. F. Junius (1654).
3. To seize and detain by law, as goods. Ayliffe.