US /ˌpriːtɚˈmɪt/ UK /ˌpriːtəˈmɪt/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to omit, neglect, or intentionally pass over something

    A practical art may pursue its immediate end yet pretermit knowledge of the highest good.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to omit, neglect, or... omitneglectdisregard
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Word family
Derived forms pretermission
Related forms omittransmit

Etymology

From Latin praetermittere, "to let pass or omit," formed from praeter ("past, beyond") + mittere ("to send, let go").

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