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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"
    
2. (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation
   "income exempt from taxation";
   - nontaxable

1. Grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
   "She exempted me from the exam";
   - relieve, free
    
2. Grant exemption or release to
   "Please exempt me from this class";
   - excuse, relieve, let off

Derived forms: exempted, exempting, exempts

See also: duty-free, excused, immune, privileged, tax-exempt, tax-free, unratable [Brit], untaxed

Type of: absolve, free

Antonym: nonexempt

Encyclopedia: Exempt