exute

[ ig-zoot ]

verb (used with object)

, ex·ut·ed, ex·ut·ing.

1. Archaic. to strip or dispossess (someone) of something; take something away from (used with of ):

   The Duke was exuted of his duchy by the conjoined forces of Spain and Savoy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of exute¹

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin exūtus “stripped off,” past participle of exuere “to remove, strip off, divest oneself of”; exuviae ( def )