"excurse" meaning in All languages combined

See excurse on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: excurses [present, singular, third-person], excursing [participle, present], excursed [participle, past], excursed [past]
Etymology: See excurrent. Head templates: {{en-verb}} excurse (third-person singular simple present excurses, present participle excursing, simple past and past participle excursed)
  1. To journey or pass through.
    Sense id: en-excurse-en-verb-ywTIOPJz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14
  2. To digress.
    Sense id: en-excurse-en-verb-8qs910-~

Inflected forms

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