To Exclude, To Remove
transitive verb, godan verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means exclude so the verb vocab version is to exclude.
のぞく
You would like to exclude your nose (のぞ) because you don't like your nose. Imagine your strong feelings about your nose as you decide to exclude it.
赤い紙を除く全ての紙を、その折り目まで折ってください。
Fold all the papers, excluding the red one, to meet the crease.