1. a tax on goods produced or sold within a country

1. to remove by cutting out
2. to delete or remove completely

Examples

• The government imposed a heavy excise on tobacco products.
• Excise taxes on gasoline help fund highway construction.
• The surgeon will excise the tumor during the operation.
• The editor decided to excise several paragraphs from the article.
• They had to excise the damaged section of the pipe.
• The censors excised all references to the controversial topic.
• Federal excise duties apply to certain luxury items.