verb (used with object), o·mit·ted, o·mit·ting.
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.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English omitten < Latin omittere to let go, equivalent to o- o-2 + mittere to send
1400–50; late Middle English omitten < Latin omittere to let go, equivalent to o- o-2 + mittere to send
Related forms
o·mit·ter, noun
pre·o·mit, verb (used with object), pre·o·mit·ted, pre·o·mit·ting.
un·o·mit·ted, adjective
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| —vb , omits, omitting, omitted | |
| 1. | to neglect to do or include |
| 2. | to fail (to do something) |
| [C15: from Latin omittere, from ob- away + mittere to send] | |
| omissible | |
| —adj | |
| o'mitter | |
| —n | |
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Omit
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
omit
early 15c., from L. omittere "lay aside, disregard, let go," from ob (here perhaps intensive) + mittere "let go, send."
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Example sentences
In an effort to avoid offending anybody, they omit any images of people.
As to the findings of soft dinosaur tissue, some people always omit the power of coincidence or other supporting evidence.
If you are not sure whether the filing included a middle initial or name, omit it from your search.
Her hand size was still a problem, and occasionally--to her extreme and loudly voiced distress--she had to omit the lowest notes.
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