omit

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /oʊˈmɪt/ UK /əˈmɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to leave out or exclude, either deliberately or by oversight

He chose to omit the more painful details from his account.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to leave out or exclude,... excludeleave outskip drop overlook neglect disregard forgo

Opposites

include add insert incorporate mention

Word family

Derived forms omissionomittedomittableomitter

Related forms omission commit permit admit emit

Etymology

From Latin 'omittere' ('to let go, lay aside, leave out'), from 'ob-' ('toward, away') plus 'mittere' ('to send, let go').

omittere Latin mittere Latin

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# omit

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /oʊˈmɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈmɪt/

## Meanings
1. to leave out or exclude, either deliberately or by oversight

## Examples
- He chose to omit the more painful details from his account.

## Synonyms
- exclude
- leave out
- skip
- drop
- overlook
- neglect
- disregard
- forgo

## Antonyms
- include
- add
- insert
- incorporate
- mention

## Derived Forms
- omission
- omitted
- omittable
- omitter

## Related Forms
- omission
- commit
- permit
- admit
- emit

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: omittere
- Root: mittere - to send

## Etymology
From Latin 'omittere' ('to let go, lay aside, leave out'), from 'ob-' ('toward, away') plus 'mittere' ('to send, let go').

## AI Etymology
Omit comes from Latin 'omittere' ('to let go, lay aside, leave out'), from 'ob-' ('toward, away') plus 'mittere' ('to send, let go'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a verb, it means "to leave out or exclude, either deliberately or by oversight", so the modern sense keeps the older action or relation visible. Relevant historical forms include Latin omittere and Latin mittere. Derivative forms include omission, omitted, omittable, omitter; related words include omission, commit, permit, admit, emit.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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