excuss

Verb (transitive)

ex=cuss

CIDE DICTIONARY

excuss, v. t. [L. excussus. p. p. of excutere to shake off; ex out, from + quatere to shake. Cf. Quash.].

To shake off; to discard. [1913 Webster]
"To excuss the notation of a Geity out of their minds." [1913 Webster]
To inspect; to investigate; to decipher. [1913 Webster]
"To take some pains in excusing some old monuments." [1913 Webster]
To seize and detain by law, as goods. Ayliffe. [1913 Webster]