excuss

transitive verb

ex·​cuss

ikˈskəs,

ek-

-ed/-ing/-es

1

obsolete : to shake off or out : discard

2

obsolete : to investigate as if by shaking out : discuss

3

: to proceed against (a principal debtor) before falling back on a surety

Word History

Etymology

Latin excussus, past participle of excutere, from ex- ex- entry 1 + -cutere (from quatere to shake)

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