The surgeon had to excise the tumor to prevent it from spreading.
外科医生不得不切除肿瘤以防止其扩散。
Choose the best synonym for the word “excise”:
D — extract. “excise” means v. to remove by cutting
In order to save the tree, the gardener had to ______ the diseased branches.
A — excise. “excise” means v. to remove by cutting
excise — v. to remove by cutting. In Chinese: 切除.
excise is pronounced /ˈɛkˌsaɪz/. It breaks into 2 syllables: ex · cise.
The surgeon had to excise the tumor to prevent it from spreading. (外科医生不得不切除肿瘤以防止其扩散。)
cut, remove, delete, eliminate — all close in meaning to excise (v. to remove by cutting).
Yes. excise appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
ex(outside) + cise(cut).