Omitting

Omitting
Omit O*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Omitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Omitting}.] [L. omittere, omissum; ob (see {Ob-} + mittere to cause to go, let go, send. See {Mission}.] 1. To let go; to leave unmentioned; not to insert or name; to drop. [1913 Webster]

These personal comparisons I omit. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

2. To forbear or fail to perform or to make use of; to leave undone; to neglect; to pass over. [1913 Webster]

Her father omitted nothing in her education that might make her the most accomplished woman of her age. --Addison. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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