excise vs tax

excise and tax both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
excise	Yes	No	Yes	No
tax	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tax is a hypernym of excise; that is, tax is a word with a broader meaning than excise:

excise (noun)	tax (noun)
a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)	charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

excise (verb)	tax (verb)
remove by cutting	make a charge against or accuse
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line	use to the limit
levy an excise tax on	levy a tax on
	set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)