ἐξαιρέω

Verb

 * 1) to take out
 * 2) to pick out, choose, select
 * 3) to pluck out, draw out, root out
 * 4) to except
 * 5) to expel
 * 6) to remove
 * 7) to take away
 * 8) to set free, deliver, rescue
 * 9) to annul, demolish
 * 10) to bring to an end, accomplish

Usage notes
Unrelated to despite the related meaning and superficial similarity in the aorist forms.