Omit - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

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SKIP TO CONTENT omit /ˈoʊmɪt/ /ˈʌʊmɪt/ IPA guide

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

verb leave undone or leave out synonyms: drop, leave out, miss, neglect, overleap, overlook, pretermit see moresee less types: forget forget to do something jump, pass over, skip, skip over bypass
verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted synonyms: except, exclude, leave off, leave out, take out see moresee less 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

Pronunciation US /ˈoʊmɪt/ UK /ˈʌʊmɪt/ Cite this entry Style: MLA

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