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Excused

see synonyms of excused

Adjective

1. excused

granted exemption

Example Sentences:
'one of the excused jurors planned to write a book'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Excused

see synonyms of excused
verb (ɪkˈskjuːz ) (transitive)
1. 
to pardon or forgive
he always excuses her unpunctuality
2. 
to seek pardon or exemption for (a person, esp oneself)
to excuse oneself for one's mistakes
3. 
to make allowances for; judge leniently
to excuse someone's ignorance
4. 
to serve as an apology or explanation for; vindicate or justify
her age excuses her behaviour
5. 
to exempt from a task, obligation, etc
you are excused making breakfast
6. 
to dismiss or allow to leave
he asked them to excuse him
7. 
to seek permission for (someone, esp oneself) to leave
he excused himself and left
8.  be excused
9.  excuse me!
noun (ɪkˈskjuːs )
10. 
an explanation offered in defence of some fault or offensive behaviour or as a reason for not fulfilling an obligation, etc
he gave no excuse for his rudeness
11. informal
an inferior example of something specified; makeshift; substitute
she is a poor excuse for a hostess
12. 
the act of excusing

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Excused

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verb transitiveWord forms: exˈcused or exˈcusing
1. 
to try to free (a person) of blame; seek to exonerate
2. 
to try to minimize or pardon (a fault); apologize or give reasons for
3. 
to consider (an offense or fault) as not important; overlook; pardon
excuse my rudeness
4. 
to release from an obligation, duty, promise, etc.
5. 
to permit to leave
6. 
to serve as an explanation or justification for; justify; exculpate; absolve
a selfish act that nothing will excuse
noun
7. 
a plea in defense of or explanation for some action or behavior; apology
8. 
a release from obligation, duty, etc.
9. 
something that excuses; extenuating or justifying factor
10. 
a pretended reason for conduct; pretext

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Excused

see synonyms of excused
tr.v. ex·cused, ex·cus·ing, ex·cus·es
1.
a. To make allowance for; overlook or forgive: Please excuse the interruption.
b. To grant pardon to; forgive: We quickly excused the latecomer.
2.
a. To apologize for (oneself) for an act that could cause offense: She excused herself for being late.
b. To explain (a fault or offense) in the hope of being forgiven or understood; try to justify: He arrived late and excused his tardiness by blaming it on the traffic. See Synonyms at forgive.
3. To serve as justification for: Witty talk does not excuse bad manners.
4. To free, as from an obligation or duty; exempt: She was excused from jury duty because she knew the plaintiff.
5. To give permission to leave; release: The child ate quickly and asked to be excused.
n. (ĭk-skys)
1. An explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness.
2. A reason or grounds for excusing: Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law.
3. The act of excusing.
4. A note explaining an absence.
5. Informal An inferior example: a poor excuse for a poet; a sorry excuse for a car.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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