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. [R.]

To excuss the notation of a Geity out of their minds.

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

To take some pains in excusing some old monuments.

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