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- pronunciation:
- o
mIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Grammatical Patterns, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
omits, omitting, omitted |
| definition 1: |
to not include (something) through neglect or by decision; leave out.
On the invitations, I unfortunately omitted the time that the party will begin.The paper was getting too long, so she omitted a few paragraphs.Why was his name omitted from the list?We omitted going to the museum because there was not enough time.[verb + gerund
]
- synonyms:
- edit out, except, exclude
- antonyms:
- embrace, include
- similar words:
- blue-pencil, cross off, cross out, delete, drop, elide, jump, overlook, rule out, skip
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| definition 2: |
to neglect to do or refrain from doing.
The security guard omitted to check the rear entrance.[verb + infinitive
]
She omitted to tell them that she was coming.[verb + infinitive
]
- synonyms:
- neglect
- similar words:
- avoid, forget, refrain from, shirk
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| related words: |
censor, cross, eliminate, scratch, spare |
adverb + (v.)omit
conveniently, correctly, deliberately, inadvertently, intentionally, purposely, safely, similarly
(v.)omit
+ adverb
altogether, entirely, incorrectly, thru
(v.)omit
+ noun
analysis,
basil,
butter,
calculation,
caption,
catalogue,
cheese,
cocoa,
comma,
consideration,
correction,
detail,
dividend,
hedge,
item,
leap day,
leap year,
learner,
lemon,
line,
list,
locker,
mention,
meringue,
milk,
name,
paradise,
paragraph,
parentheses,
passage,
pecan,
period,
phrase,
powder,
publisher,
reference,
salt,
script,
step,
sugar,
task,
textbook,
translation,
vanilla,
verse,
word,
zest
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The word omit
contains the following parts:
o-
Latin
prefix
that means towards; against; away
  More about this word part:
The prefix o-
is an assimilated form of ob-.
Example words:
mit, mis1, mitt, miss, -mise
Latin
root
that means send, let go
Example words:
admissible, admission, admit, admittance, admittedly, commissar, commissariat, commissary, commission, commissioner, commit, commitment, committed, committee, compromise, demise, dismiss, dismissal, emissary, emission, emit, impermissible, intermit, intromit, irremissible, manumit, missal, missile, missilery, mission, missionary, missive, omit, permissible, permission, permissive, permit, premise, pretermit, promise, promisee, promising, promisor, promissory note, recommit, remiss, remissible, remission, remit, remittal, remittance, remittent, submission, submissive, submit, surmise, transmissible, transmission, transmit, transmitter, uncommitted, uncompromising, unremitting
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