omit

/ˈoʊmɪt/

/ˈʌʊmɪt/

Other forms: omitted; omitting; omits

If you omit one member of the class when you're handing out valentines, it's going to make that person feel terrible. To omit something is to leave it out, to forget or overlook it.

The verb omit comes from the Latin word omittere, "to let go or to lay aside," which is exactly what it means. When you omit an ingredient you need for your brownie recipe from the grocery list, you've accidentally left off an important item. You can also deliberately omit something, which you'd do if you didn't include your least favorite cousin when you invited your relatives to a family reunion.

Definitions of omit

1. verb

   leave undone or leave out
   synonyms: drop, leave out, miss, neglect, overleap, overlook, pretermit

   types:

   forget

   forget to do something

   jump, pass over, skip, skip over

   bypass
2. verb

   prevent from being included or considered or accepted
   synonyms: except, exclude, leave off, leave out, take out

   types:

   elide

   leave or strike out

   drop

   omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing

   type of:

   do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of

   terminate, end, or take out