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
Recent Examples on the Web Recently, Winfrey has come under fire from the public for omitting certain aspects of her weight loss journey. Dominique Fluker, Essence, 19 Mar. 2024 Angus Cloud, primarily known for his role in Euphoria, was omitted entirely. Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2024 That was also in a year in which many Oscar contenders were helmed by women: Sarah Polley for Women Talking, Gina Prince-Bythewood for The Woman King, Maria Schrader for She Said and Charlotte Wells for Aftersun, who were all omitted. Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024 The Donnie Darko star was omitted from a more recent schedule. Ethan M Steinberg, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2024 Indiana’s birth control bill was getting attention some weeks ago because a popular form of birth control - intrauterine devices or IUDs - was omitted from the bill. Subramaniam Vincent, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Today’s release once again omits any mention of when Spotify’s lossless streaming option could launch. Jon Porter, The Verge, 6 Feb. 2024 In 2016, the ballot wording and Kenyon’s impartial analysis also omitted the size of the increase, which was then 30%. East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024 That review looked into plagiarism after Sharma claimed Lin had wrongly omitted the senior researcher as an author from a manuscript built on research to which Sharma contributed. Angus Chen, STAT, 26 Feb. 2024

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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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Cite this Entry

“Omit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/omit. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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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