First Known Use: 15th century
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omit
verb \ō-ˈmit, ə-\
: to leave out (someone or something) : to not include (someone or something)
: to fail to do (something)
omit·tedomit·ting
Full Definition of OMIT
transitive verb
1
: to leave out or leave unmentioned <omits one important detail>
2
: to leave undone : fail
3
obsolete : disregard
4
obsolete : give up
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Origin of OMIT
Middle English omitten, from Latin omittere, from ob- toward + mittere to let go, send — more at ob-
Rhymes with OMIT
a bit, acquit, admit, armpit, backfit, base hit, befit, bowsprit, bushtit, catch it, cesspit, close-knit, cockpit, commit, cool it, culprit, cut it, demit, dimwit, dog it, do it, emit, firelit, fleapit, gaslit, get it, gill slit, godwit, hack it, half-wit, hard-hit, henbit, house-sit, legit, lit crit, make it, mess kit, misfit, mishit, moonlit, mosh pit, nitwit, no-hit, obit, outfit, outwit, owe it, peewit, permit, pinch-hit, Prakrit, press kit, pulpit, refit, remit, rough it, sandpit, Sanskrit, scratch hit, snakebit, snake pit, starlit, stock split, submit, sunlit, switch-hit, tar pit, tidbit, tight-knit, tomtit, to wit, transmit, turnspit, twilit, two-bit, unfit, unknit, warp knit, watch it, weft knit, well-knit
OMIT Defined for Kids
omit
verb \ō-ˈmit\
omit·tedomit·ting
Definition of OMIT for Kids
1
: to leave out : fail to include <Her name was omitted from the credits.>
2
: to leave undone : neglect <… I got several things … which I omitted setting down … — Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe>
Word Root of OMIT
The Latin word mittere, meaning “to send,” and its form missus give us the roots mit and miss. Words from the Latin mittere have something to do with sending. A missile is an object, such as a bullet, arrow, or rocket, that is sent through the air so as to hit a target. To emit is to send forth or give out. To omit, or leave out, is to send away so as to not be included. To permit, or allow, is to send something through without stopping it.
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