English Explanatory Dictionary

excurse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make a journey, especially an excursion; to travel.
  2. To digress; to turn aside from the main subject of attention.
  3. To travel or pass through.
noun
  1. Synonym of excursus.
  2. An act of moving or rushing forward or out; an incursion by troops.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

excurse excurses excursing excursed excourse

Etymology

Probably partly from Classical Latin excurs-, past participial stem of excurrō, and partly from the noun.

Synonyms

sally excursus
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