excuse from

excuse someone from something

to permit a person not to do something; to exempt someone from something. Please excuse me from attending the meeting. I must excuse myself from the discussion.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
BergljÓT	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Iakopa	-	Hawaiian
Proinsias	-	Irish
Laurie	LAWR-ee (English), LOW-ree (Dutch)	English, Dutch
Barnaby	BAHR-nə-bee	English (Archaic)
Kavita	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi