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pretermit

[ pree-ter-mit ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, pre·ter·mit·ted, pre·ter·mit·ting.

to let pass without notice; disregard.
to leave undone; neglect; omit.
to suspend or interrupt:
The government temporarily pretermitted its repayments of foreign aid.

pretermit

/ ˌpriːtəˈmɪʃən; ˌpriːtəˈmɪt /

1505–15; < Latin praetermittere to let pass, equivalent to praeter- preter- + mittere to let go, send

C16: from Latin praetermittere to let pass, from preter- + mittere to send, release

We pretermit events more or less irritating to follow the urbane Englishman.

As it is so cold, I think you may pass the word to pretermit the rounds to-night—save two.

He greeted me with a brief nod and a grim smile, but did not pretermit his paternal functions.

But all will be expected, in the ensuing term, to proceed to those which they now pretermit.

Now in the sairvice of Goad and the King 'tis raight to pretermit no aiffort to bring the guilty to justice.

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