Etymology

excuss

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Today it means: To shake off. Full definition →

Latin excussus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromexcussus
  2. English todayexcuss

Borrowed from Latin excussus, past participle of excutere (“to shake off”).

Words from the same roots

Latinexcussus all →

excussion

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