exempts
|ex-empts|
/ɪɡˈzɛmpt/
(exempt)
freedom from obligation
Etymology
'exempt' originates from Latin, specifically the verb 'eximere' (past participle 'exemptus'), where 'ex-' meant 'out' and 'emere' (or 'imere') meant 'to take'.
'exempt' entered English via Old French/Middle English (Old French forms like 'esemprer'/'esempt' or Latin past participle 'exemptus') and developed into the modern English 'exempt'.
Initially it meant 'taken out' or 'removed' (literally 'taken out'), but over time it evolved into its current sense 'freed from an obligation or liability'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural form of 'exempt' (noun): a person or thing that is exempt.
The exempts were allowed to skip the training session.
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Verb 1
third-person singular present of 'exempt': to free (someone or something) from an obligation, duty, or liability to which others are subject.
The new policy exempts low-income families from the monthly fee.
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