ˈɛkˌsaɪz ˈɛkˌsaɪz ɛks.ˈpʌndʒ skɹætʃ stɹaɪk

remove by cutting The surgeon excised the tumor remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line Please strike this remark from the record scratch that remark levy an excise tax on a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)