Excurse

Quick meaning: Excurse is a verb meaning (intransitive, now chiefly archaic and somewhat rare) To make a journey, especially an excursion; to travel.

Meaning

(intransitive, now chiefly archaic and somewhat rare) To make a journey, especially an excursion; to travel.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive, now rare) To digress; to turn aside from the main subject of attention.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To travel or pass through.
3. Synonym of excursus.
4. (obsolete) An act of moving or rushing forward or out; an incursion by troops.

Example Sentences

Sometimes, there are overlong excurses in drawing out parallels with other Victorians.

Actually, the passage occurs in an excurse in the edictal commentary, the exact meaning of which is unknown; […]

By the labors of the Bridgewater writers, the argument has been cleared of many extraneous and unnecessary excurses.

In which of the nine hundred ſtreets—I mean lanes—of this capital of the world—for who can diſpute a Pariſian’s word, who never has excurſed beyond the gates?

Word Forms

• excurses
• excursing
• excursed
• excourse

Synonyms for excurse

Depending on context, synonyms include excursus.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include excur, excursionize, outjourney, pass through, excursionise, travel.

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