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. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To excuss the notation of a Geity out of their minds. Bp. Stillingfleet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To inspect; to investigate; to decipher. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To take some pains in excusing some old monuments. F. Junius (1654). [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To seize and detain by law, as goods. [ Obs. ] Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. excussio a shaking down; LL., a threshing of corn: cf. F. excussion. ] The act of excusing; seizure by law. [ Obs. ] Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]