omit

verb

(transitive) To leave out or exclude.

(intransitive) To fail to perform.

(transitive, law, of text) To delete or remove; to strike.

(transitive, rare) To neglect or take no notice of.

Roots

mitto-mit · Latin · send

Synonyms for omit

pretermitv excludev overlookv neglectn missv ignorev exceptv forgetv disregardn deletev

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Where does omit come from?

The word omit breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root -mit, from Latin mitto (“send”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.