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o·mit

[oh-mit]
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

o·mit·ter, noun
pre·o·mit, verb (used with object), -mit·ted, -mit·ting.
un·o·mit·ted, adjective
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Omitted is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Example Sentences
  • Although nothing was omitted that ingenuity could devise to attract a.
  • Context fuels our understanding of complex issues, and this article unfortunately omitted a great deal of it.
  • There's a reason food and energy are omitted from mosty inflation measures.
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omit
early 15c., from L. omittere "lay aside, disregard, let go," from ob (here perhaps intensive) + mittere "let go, send."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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