Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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excuse | Yes | No | Yes | No |
exempt | No | Yes | Yes | No |
excuse (noun) | exempt (noun) |
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a poor example | |
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. | |
a note explaining an absence |
excuse (adjective) | exempt (adjective) |
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(of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject | |
(of goods or funds) not subject to taxation |
excuse (verb) | exempt (verb) |
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accept an excuse for | grant exemption or release to |
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning | grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to |
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with | |
serve as a reason or cause or justification of | |
grant exemption or release to | |
ask for permission to be released from an engagement |