omit

[oh-mit]

verb (used with object)

omitted, omitting 

1. to leave out; fail to include or mention.

   to omit a name from a list.

2. to forbear or fail to do, make, use, send, etc..

   to omit a greeting.

omit

/ əʊˈmɪsɪbəl, əʊˈmɪt /

verb

1. to neglect to do or include

2. to fail (to do something)

Other Word Forms

• omitter noun
• preomit verb (used with object)
• omissible adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of omit¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English omitten, from Latin omittere “to let go,” equivalent to o- prefix meaning “to, toward, over, etc.” ( o2- ) + mittere “to send“

Word History and Origins

Origin of omit¹

C15: from Latin omittere, from ob- away + mittere to send

Example Sentences

I found myself wondering how things would have been had I omitted this information.

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Westinghouse estimates an “overnight cost” of roughly $10 billion per reactor—a sum that omits financing charges and assumes the plants could theoretically be built overnight.

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These were omitted from the wording of the legacy agreement struck by the British and Irish governments in September, but announced separately by London.

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"The third year they just omitted me completely, I didn't know it was happening," she said.

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Johann Fischer's 1852 treatise on lizard neuroanatomy included part of the coil but omitted the remainder, and Fischer never described the curled structure.

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Related Words

• bypass 
• delete 
• discard 
• disregard 
• edit 
• eliminate 
• ignore 
• neglect 
• overlook 
• prohibit 
• skip 
• withhold