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1. (v.t.) exempt
to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release:
to exempt a student from an examination.
2. (adj.) exempt
released from, or not subject to, an obligation, liability, etc.:
organizations exempt from taxes.
3. (n.) exempt
a person who is exempt from an obligation.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME < OF < L exemptus, ptp. of eximere to take out, free =ex-ex -1+-imere, comb. form of emere to buy, orig., to take)
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1. (adj) exempt
(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 from income taxes"
2. (verb) nontaxable, exempt
(of goods or funds) not subject to taxation
"the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable"; "income exempt from taxation"
3. (verb) exempt, relieve, free
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
"She exempted me from the exam"
4. (verb) excuse, relieve, let off, exempt
grant exemption or release to
"Please excuse me from this class"
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1. (adj) exempt
cut off; set apart
2. (adj) exempt
extraordinary; exceptional
3. (adj) exempt
free, or released, from some liability to which others are subject; excepted from the operation or burden of some law; released; free; clear; privileged; -- (with from): not subject to; not liable to; as, goods exempt from execution; a person exempt from jury service
4. (adj) exempt
to remove; to set apart
5. (adj) exempt
to release or deliver from some liability which others are subject to; to except or excuse from he operation of a law; to grant immunity to; to free from obligation; to release; as, to exempt from military duty, or from jury service; to exempt from fear or pain
6. (noun) exempt
one exempted or freed from duty; one not subject
7. (noun) exempt
one of four officers of the Yeomen of the Royal Guard, having the rank of corporal; an Exon
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Sense: to free (a person) from a duty that other people have to carry out
He was exempted from military service.
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 Afrikaans: vrygestel |
 Arabic: مُعْفى مِن |
 Bulgarian: освобождавам |
 Brazilian: dispensar |
 Czech: osvobodit |
 German: befreien |
 Danish: fritage |
 Greek: απαλλάσσω |
 Spanish: eximir |
 Estonian: vabastama |
 Farsi: معاف کردن |
 Finnish: vapauttaa |
 French: exempter (de) |
 Hebrew: פָּטוּר מ- |
 Hindi: मुक्त करना |
 Croatian: izuzeti, odloboditi od |
 Hungarian: felment vkit |
 Indonesian: membebaskan |
 Icelandic: leysa undan, veita undanþ |
 Italian: esentare |
 Japanese: 免除する |
 Korean: 면해주다 |
 Lithuanian: atleisti |
 Latvian: atbrīvot (no nodokļiem, s |
 Malay: dikecualikan |
 Dutch: vrijstellen |
 Norwegian: frita, gi dispensasjon |
 Polish: zwolnić |
 Persian: معاف کردن |
 Pashto: بښلى، معاف، خلاص (لكه دما |
 Portuguese: dispensado/VERBO! |
 Romanian: a scuti (de) |
 Russian: освобождать |
 Slovak: oslobodiť |
 Slovenian: oprostiti (česa) |
 Serbian: osloboditi |
 Swedish: befria, ge dispens |
 Thai: ยกเว้น |
 Turkish: muaf tutmak |
 Taiwanese: 免除 |
 Ukrainian: звільняти |
 Urdu: کسی کو کسی فرض سے مبرّا ک |
 Vietnamese: miễn |
 Chinese: 免除 |
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