Meaning & use
Excising
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Removing something by cutting it out, whether surgically, physically, or figuratively from a text or plan.
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The surgeon focused on excising the tumor without damaging surrounding tissue.
The editor spent the afternoon excising unnecessary scenes from the script.
A note on using this word
Used literally in surgery and figuratively in editing, both senses sharing the idea of precise, deliberate removal.
Words with a similar meaning
removingcutting out
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Words with an opposite meaning
insertingadding
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