- exempt⇄adj. 1. freed from a duty, obligation, rule, or other binding restriction; released.
Ex. School property is exempt from all taxes.
2. (Obsolete.) removed.
Ex. And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books i - exempt⇄exempt, verb, adjective, noun.
- exempt⇄noun an exempt person, especially one freed from a duty or other tax.
- exempt⇄v.t. 1. to make free (from a duty, obligation, rule, or other binding restriction); release.
Ex. Students who get very high marks will be exempted from the final examination.
2. (Obsolete.) to except.