omitting
Use Omitting 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 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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Omitting
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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
As if writing were a matter of overcoming bad habits-of omitting needless words.
Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
They are lying that they are omitting real estate and food prices because these fluctuate up and down.
There is a degree of delusion in omitting the uncertainty of lag times both in pumping up and then pulling the plug.
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