· grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"
Antonym(s): enforce
· grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"
Synonym(s): excuse, relieve, let_off
· (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"
Antonym(s): nonexempt
· (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation; "the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable"; "income exempt from taxation"
Synonym(s): nontaxable