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omitted

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o⋅mit

  [oh-mit]
Use omitted in a Sentence
–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 ME omitten < L omittere to let go, equiv. to o- o- 2 + mittere to send

Related forms:
o⋅mit⋅ter, noun
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o·mit   (ō-mĭt')   
tr.v.   o·mit·ted, o·mit·ting, o·mits

  1. To fail to include or mention; leave out: omit a word.

    1. To pass over; neglect.

    2. To desist or fail in doing; forbear.


[Middle English omitten, from Latin omittere : ob-, against, away; see ob- + mittere, to send.]
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Word Origin & History

omit 
1432, from L. omittere "lay aside, disregard, let go," from ob (here perhaps intensive) + mittere "let go, send."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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