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ex⋅cept

2  [ik-sept]
Use except to in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to exclude; leave out: present company excepted.
–verb (used without object)
2. to object (usually fol. by to or against): to except to a statement; to except against a witness.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME excepten < MF excepter < L exceptāre, deriv. of exceptus (see except 1 )

Related forms:
ex⋅cept⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Usage note:
See accept.
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Word Origin & History

except 
1377, from L. exceptus, pp. of excipere "take out," from ex- "out" + capere "to take" (see capable). Adjectival function led to use as a preposition, conjunction. To take exception is from excipere being used in Roman law as a modern attorney would say objection. Exceptional was formed 1846.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ex·cept
Pronunciation: ik-'sept
Function: transitive verb
: to take or leave out (as from insurance coverage or a deed) : EXCLUDE excepted the air carriers and unions from the provisions —M. A. Kelly> intransitive verb : OBJECT; especially : to file a bill of exceptions or make a formal exception <excepted to the judge's order>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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