omit

verb

omitted; omitting

transitive verb

1
: to leave out or leave unmentioned
omits one important detail
You can omit the salt from the recipe.
2
: to leave undone : fail
The patient omitted taking his medication.
3
obsolete : disregard
4
obsolete : give up

Examples of omit in a Sentence

Please don't omit any details. you must not omit mentioning the sources you used in researching your paper
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Keeping Scores: Unearthing the Works of Black Women Composers Black women composers have been active in the US since at least the mid-nineteenth century, yet they’re largely omitted from scholarship on women musicians. JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025 But Apple has omitted a handful of features to hit the lower price. Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025 In 2012, the show omitted the performances because there were only two contenders in the category. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2025 In addition to Fogel, that deal omitted several other Americans imprisoned in Russia, including musician Michael Travis Leake, U.S. Army staff sergeant Gordon Black and Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for omit

Word History

Etymology

Middle English omitten, from Latin omittere, from ob- toward + mittere to let go, send — more at ob-

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of omit was in the 15th century

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“Omit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/omit. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

omit

verb
omitted; omitting
1
: to leave out
omitted your name from the list
2
: to fail to do : neglect
omitted to mention that it was my fault

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