pretermit
verb
pre·ter·mit ˌprē-tər-ˈmit 
pretermitted; pretermitting
transitive verb
1
: to leave undone : neglect
2
: to let pass without mention or notice : omit
3
: to suspend indefinitely
the grand jury voted to pretermit the case
Word History
Etymology
Latin praetermittere, from praeter by, past + mittere to let go, send
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Legal Definition
pretermit
transitive verb
pre·ter·mit ˌprē-tər-ˈmit
pretermitted; pretermitting
: to let pass without mention or notice see also pretermitted heir at heir
pretermitting
verb
as in passing over
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- passing over
- ignoring
- disregarding
- forgetting
- omitting
- failing
- neglecting
- sliding
- overpassing
- overlooking
- slipping
- slighting
- defaulting
- skipping
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- remembering
- doing
- observing
- keeping
- heeding
- practicing
- performing
- minding
- complying (with)
- executing
- carrying out
- practising
- meeting
- satisfying
- fulfilling
- discharging