omit
to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
to forbear or fail to do, make, use, send, etc.: to omit a greeting.
Origin of omit
1Other words from omit
- o·mit·ter, noun
- pre·o·mit, verb (used with object), pre·o·mit·ted, pre·o·mit·ting.
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How to use omit in a sentence
By omitting LGBT contestants, ABC is missing out on a huge demographic.
Omitting the latter would have been a catastrophic mistake by the Pentagon.
Why Can’t America’s Newest Stealth Jet Land Like It’s Supposed To? | Bill Sweetman | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBoth keep up the appearance of gaining ground, often omitting or altering facts.
Omitting health status as a control variable increases the estimated hazard ratio to 1.10 (95 percent CI, 1.03–1.19).
No, Really, It's Possible That Health Insurance May Not Make Us Healthier | Megan McArdle | May 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAlso omitting smoking status and body mass index increases the hazard ratio to 1.20 (95 percent CI, 1.15–1.24).
No, Really, It's Possible That Health Insurance May Not Make Us Healthier | Megan McArdle | May 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The latter syllable of Venus comes at the csural pause; but the scansion is best mended by omitting nygh; see footnote.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerThere were one hundred and fifty-seven votes for omitting this passage, and one hundred and sixty-three for retaining it.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayApply a coat of strong fish glue to one of these pieces of paper, omitting a strip along one edge, about 1 in.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousBy omitting these details he shows that he was conscious of having told a deliberate falsehood.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2) | PolybiusThe original chant, omitting the narrative part as given above, runs in this fashion, word for word.
The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. Schoolcraft
British Dictionary definitions for omit
/ (əʊˈmɪt) /
to neglect to do or include
to fail (to do something)
Origin of omit
1Derived forms of omit
- omissible (əʊˈmɪsɪbəl), adjective
- omitter, noun
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