omit

Etymology

At least by 1422, from late Middle English omitten, from Latin omittere, present active infite of Latin 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/

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• Rhymes: -ɪt

Verb

omit (third-person singular simple present omits, present participle omitting, simple past and past participle omitted)

1. (transitive) To leave out or exclude.
2. (transitive) To fail to perform.
3. (transitive, rare) To neglect or take no notice of.

Anagrams

• Mito, mito

Verb

omit

1. Second-person singular indicative present form of omia.
2. Second-person singular indicative past form of omia.

Anagrams

• Timo, Tomi, toim, toim.

Verb

omit

1. third-person singular past historic of omettre