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[ oh-mit ]
/ oʊˈmɪt /
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verb (used with object), o·mit·ted, o·mit·ting.

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.

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RELATED WORDS

prohibit, edit, skip, overlook, withhold, ignore, eliminate, bypass, disregard, discard, neglect, delete, trim, cut, bar, slight, repudiate, preclude, dismiss, except

Nearby words

  1. ominously,
  2. omissible,
  3. omission,
  4. omissive,
  5. omissively,
  6. omittance,
  7. omiya,
  8. omm,
  9. ommateum,
  10. ommatidium

Origin of omit

1400–50; late Middle English omitten < Latin omittere to let go, equivalent to o- o-2 + mittere to send
Related formso·mit·ter, nounpre·o·mit, verb (used with object), pre·o·mit·ted, pre·o·mit·ting.un·o·mit·ted, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for omit

omit

/ (əʊˈmɪt) /

verb omits, omitting or omitted (tr)

to neglect to do or include
to fail (to do something)
Derived Formsomissible (əʊˈmɪsɪbəl), adjectiveomitter, noun

Word Origin for omit

C15: from Latin omittere, from ob- away + mittere to send
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Word Origin and History for omit

omit

v.

early 15c., from Latin omittere "let go, let fall," figuratively "lay aside, disregard," from assimilated form of ob (here perhaps intensive) + mittere "let go, send" (see mission). Related: Omitted; omitting.

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