omit
See also: omît
English
Etymology
At least by 1422, from late Middle English omitten, borrowed from Latin omittere, present active infinitive of omittō (“to let go”), from ob- + mittō (“to send”), but also had the connotations “to fail to perform” and “to neglect”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɵˈmɪt/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪt
Verb
omit (third-person singular simple present omits, present participle omitting, simple past and past participle omitted)
Synonyms
- (leave out or exclude): leave off, miss out; see also Thesaurus:omit
- (fail to perform):
- (take no notice of): disregard, ignore, pass, turn a blind eye
Translations
to leave out or exclude
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to fail to perform
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to neglect or take no notice of
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Finnish
Verb
omit
French
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