\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.                                --Bp.
                                               Stillingfleet.

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

         To take some pains in excusing some old monuments.
                                               --F. Junius
                                               (1654).

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