English Explanatory Dictionary

omit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To leave out or exclude.
  2. To fail to perform.
  3. To delete or remove; to strike.
  4. To neglect or take no notice of.

Pronunciation

/əʊˈmɪt/ /əˈmɪt/ /oʊˈmɪt/ en-us-omit.ogg

Word forms

omit omits omitting omitted

Etymology

At least by 1422, from late Middle English omitten, borrowed from Latin omittō (“to let go”), from ob- + mittō (“to send”), but also had the connotations “to fail to perform” and “to neglect”.

Synonyms

miss out except exclude leave out miss off omit skip leave off disregard ignore pass turn a blind eye

Antonyms

include

Related words

omission mission elide

Derived words

omittability omittable omittance omitter unomitted
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