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ex·empt 
[ig-zempt] Pronunciation Key
—Related forms
[ig-zempt] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
–adjective
–noun
| 1. | to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release: to exempt a student from an examination. |
| 2. | released from, or not subject to, an obligation, liability, etc.: organizations exempt from taxes. |
| 3. | a person who is exempt from an obligation, duty, etc. |
| 4. | (in Britain) exon. |
[Origin: 1325–75; (adj.) ME < OF < L exemptus, ptp. of eximere to take out, free, release, equiv. to ex- ex-1 + emptus (ptp. of emere to buy, obtain); (v.) late ME exempten < OF exempter, deriv. of exempt]
] —Related forms
ex·empt·i·ble, adjective
—Synonyms 1. except, excuse, relieve.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| ex·empt
(ĭg-zěmpt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. ex·empt·ed, ex·empt·ing, ex·empts
adj.
n. One who is exempted from an obligation, a duty, or a liability. [Middle English exempten, from Old French exempter, from exempt, exempt, from Latin exemptus, past participle of eximere, to take out; see example.] ex·empt'i·ble adj. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
exempt (adj.)
exempt (adj.)
c.1374, from L. exemptus, pp. of eximere "release, remove," from ex- "out" + emere "buy," originally "take," from PIE base *em- "to take" (cf. O.C.S. imo "to take," Lith. imui, Skt. yamati "holds, subdues"). For sense shift from "take" to "buy," compare O.E. sellan "to give," source of Mod. Eng. sell "to give in exchange for money;" Heb. laqah "he bought," originally "he took;" and colloquial Eng. I'll take it for "I'll buy it."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| exempt | |
adjective | |
| 1. | (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" [ant: nonexempt] |
| 2. | (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation; "the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable"; "income exempt from taxation" [syn: nontaxable] [ant: nonexempt] |
verb | |
| 1. | grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam" [ant: apply] |
| 2. | grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class" [syn: excuse] |
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: ex·empt
Pronunciation: ig-'zempt
Function: adjective
: free or released from some obligation or duty to which others are subject : not subject or liableexempt and cannot be taken by a person's creditors —J. H. Williamson>
Main Entry: ex·empt
Pronunciation: ig-'zempt
Function: adjective
: free or released from some obligation or duty to which others are subject : not subject or liable
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: exempt
Function: transitive verb
: to release or exclude from some liability (as in taxation), obligation, or duty to which others are subject <exempts the income of a spendthrift trust —W. M. McGovern, Junior et al.>
Main Entry: exempt
Function: transitive verb
: to release or exclude from some liability (as in taxation), obligation, or duty to which others are subject <exempts the income of a spendthrift trust —W. M. McGovern, Junior et al.>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Exempt
Ex*empt"\, a. [F. exempt, L. exemptus, p. p. of eximere to take out, remove, free; ex out + emere to buy, take. Cf. Exon, Redeem.]1. Cut off; set apart. [Obs.] Corrupted, and exempt from ancient gentry. --Shak. 2. Extraordinary; exceptional. [Obs.] --Chapman. 3. 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. True nobility is exempt from fear. --Shak. T is laid on all, not any one exempt. --Dryden.
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Exempt
Ex*empt"\, n. 1. One exempted or freed from duty; one not subject. 2. One of four officers of the Yeomen of the Royal Guard, having the rank of corporal; an Exon. [Eng.]
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Exempt
Ex*empt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exempted; p. pr. & vb. n. Exempting.] [F. exempter. See Exempt, a.]1. To remove; to set apart. [Obs.] --Holland. 2. 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. Death So snatched will not exempt us from the pain We are by doom to pay. --Milton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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