Main entry: excuse, exempt, relieve, let off
Definition: grant exemption or release to
Usage: Please excuse me from this class
Main entry: relieve, exempt, free
Definition: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
Usage: She exempted me from the exam
Main entry: exempt
Definition: (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject
Usage: a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process; exempt from jury duty; only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes
Main entry: nontaxable, exempt
Definition: (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation
Usage: the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable; income exempt from taxation