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[ oh-mit ] / oʊˈmɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR omit ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), o·mit·ted, o·mit·ting.to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list. to forbear or fail to do, make, use, send, etc.: to omit a greeting. Origin of omit1400–50; late Middle English omitten<Latin omittere to let go, equivalent to o-o-2 + mittere to send OTHER WORDS FROM omito·mit·ter, nounpre·o·mit, verb (used with object), pre·o·mit·ted, pre·o·mit·ting.un·o·mit·ted, adjectiveWords nearby omitomigod, ominous, omissible, omission, omissive, omit, Omiya, OMM, ommateum, ommatidium, ommatophore Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for omitSister Cristina's lyrics also omit such lines as, “Feels so good inside, when you hold me, and your heart beats, and you love me.” What Does a Pop-Star Nun Sing? Madonna’s ‘Like A Virgin,’ Of Course|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Until fairly recently, Miller said that the Air Force used to allow its troops to omit the “so help me God” phrase. U.S. Air Force: Swear to God—or Get Out|Dave Majumdar|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Israeli history book fail to mention the Palestinian Nakba; Palestinians omit the Holocaust. Palestinian and Israeli Citizens Bypass Their Governments in Search for Peace|Evie M. Salomon|August 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST But she does omit some curious facts that could cause some to wonder what else she left out. Revealed: The Softer Side of Amanda Knox|Barbie Latza Nadeau|April 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Architect directed to omit anything not absolutely essential. Happy Birthday, Twitter!|David Frum|March 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST I omit Horace Walpole's exact expression, which is more witty than proper. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745|Mrs. Thomson But why enumerate these smaller features of discomfort and omit the more glaring ones? Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 (of 2)|Charles Lever Highly to her credit, Mrs. Thrale did not omit any part of her own duties to her husband because he forgot his. Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.)|Mrs. Hester Lynch Piozzi "Yes, it was inexcusable of me to omit that," said Nekhludoff. We must not omit to mention what took place in the garden the previous evening. The Son of Monte Christo|Jules Lermina
British Dictionary definitions for omit
verb omits, omitting or omitted (tr)to neglect to do or include to fail (to do something) Derived forms of omitomissible (əʊˈmɪsɪbəl), adjectiveomitter, nounWord Origin for omitC15: from Latin omittere, from ob- away + mittere to send Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to omitprohibit, edit, skip, overlook, withhold, ignore, eliminate, bypass, disregard, discard, neglect, delete, trim, cut, bar, slight, repudiate, preclude, dismiss, except |