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verb (used with object)
adjective
2.
released from, or not subject to, an obligation, liability, etc.: organizations exempt from taxes.
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Exempted
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
noun
3.
a person who is exempt from an obligation, duty, etc.
4.
(in Britain) exon.
Origin:
1325–75; (adj.) Middle English < Old French < Latin exemptus, past participle of eximere to take out, free, release, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + emptus (past participle of emere to buy, obtain); (v.) late Middle English exempten < Old French exempter, derivative of exempt
1325–75; (adj.) Middle English < Old French < Latin exemptus, past participle of eximere to take out, free, release, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + emptus (past participle of emere to buy, obtain); (v.) late Middle English exempten < Old French exempter, derivative of exempt
Related forms
ex·empt·i·ble, adjective
non·ex·empt, adjective, noun
pre·ex·empt, verb (used with object)
qua·si-ex·empt, adjective
un·ex·empt, adjective
EXPANDSynonyms
1. except, excuse, relieve.
1. except, excuse, relieve.
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exempt
mid-15c., from M.Fr. exempter, from exempt (adj.); see exempt (adj.). Related: Exempted; exempting.
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