adj.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 15th century
1 : to release or deliver from some liability or requirement to which others are subject : EXCUSE <a man exempt ed from military service>
2 obsolete : to set apart
adj.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 15th century
1 : to release or deliver from some liability or requirement to which others are subject : EXCUSE <a man exempt ed from military service>
2 obsolete : to set apart
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012