omit

[oh-mit]

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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.

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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Related Words for omitted

absent, missing, overlooked, neglected, forgotten, precluded

Examples from the Web for omitted

Contemporary Examples of omitted

Back in Detroit, Shelley called her mother to recount the fight, but she omitted any mention of group sex.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis
Richard Ben Cramer
January 11, 2014
In announcing its 2014 “Priorities,” the SEC omitted any mention of corporate political transparency.
Political Corporate Contributions Won’t Be Aired in Daylight
Adam Winkler
December 5, 2013
They say she omitted mention on her citizenship application of having served 10 years as a political prisoner in an Israeli jail.
Prominent Palestinian-American Community Activist Arrested
Anna Lekas Miller
November 1, 2013
Unfortunately, we omitted the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act, as well as the SALT treaty and revenue sharing.
‘Our Nixon’ Producers Respond to Claims the Documentary Is ‘False’
Penny Lane, Brian L. Frye
August 27, 2013
It turns out the original scholarship involved a crucial Excel coding error and omitted important data.
Welcome to the Anarchy Economy
Daniel Gross
April 23, 2013

Historical Examples of omitted

Had Cornelius been sensitive, he must have felt he was omitted.
Weighed and Wanting
George MacDonald
When milk is used in a meal, what kinds of food may be omitted?
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
We trust that we have not omitted here the name of any officer present at Ridgeway.
Ridgeway
Scian Dubh
She omitted nothing, but searched her memory as if it were for a confession.
The Dream
Emile Zola
Pre-occupied with this notion, Russell was now omitted in all her combinations.
Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10)
Maria Edgeworth

British Dictionary definitions for omitted

omit

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 omitted

omit

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.