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omitter

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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 ME omitten < L omittere to let go, equiv. to o- o- 2 + mittere to send


o⋅mit⋅ter, noun
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omit 
1432, from L. omittere "lay aside, disregard, let go," from ob (here perhaps intensive) + mittere "let go, send."
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