excise
Translation
to excise, to remove, to cut out
Examples
The surgeon will excise the tumor.
The surgeon will excise the tumour.
He excised all references to his ex-wife.
He excised all references to his ex-wife.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) <from sth.> to remove (sth.) <from sth.> The editor excised the paragraph from the text.
Similar Words
Synonyms: remove, cut out, delete; Antonyms: insert, add
Etymology
From Latin 'ex-' meaning 'out' and 'caedere' meaning 'to cut'. Literally 'to cut out'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'ex-' like 'exit' (out) and 'cise' like 'scissors' (to cut). To cut something out.