Meaning & use
Excepts
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Leaves out or excludes someone or something from a general statement, rule, or category.
See it in a sentence
The policy excepts employees who have worked here for less than a year.
The warranty excepts damage caused by misuse.
A note on using this word
Don't confuse this verb with the preposition "except"; the verb form is used to say a rule formally leaves something out.
Words with a similar meaning
excludesexempts
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Words with an opposite meaning
includes
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