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exempt

/ exempt /
verb/adjective

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
"She exempted me from the exam"
Opposites:
enforce implement apply
Kinds of:
derestrict deregulate dispense forgive spare
Derived:
exemption freedom
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
adjective Sense 2
(of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject
"a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"
"exempt from jury duty"
"only the very poorest citizens should be exempt f"
Similar:
excused immune privileged
Opposites:
nonexempt
adjective Sense 3
(of goods or funds) not subject to taxation
"the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable"
"income exempt from taxation"
Similar:
duty-free tax-exempt tax-free untaxed unratable
Opposites:
taxable nonexempt
verb Sense 4
grant exemption or release to
"Please excuse me from this class"
Type of:
absolve justify free
Kinds of:
frank
Derived:
excuse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
84%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
8
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
3
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derestrict deregulate dispense forgive spare enforce implement apply excused immune privileged nonexempt