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Pretermit definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRETERMIT', v.t. [L. proetermitto; proeter, beyond, and mitto, to send.] To pass by; to omit.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: disregard intentionally or let pass
2: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap] [ant: attend to, take to heart]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (-mitted; -mitting) Etymology: Latin praetermittere, from praeter by, past + mittere to let go, send Date: 1513 1. to leave undone ; neglect 2. to let pass without mention or notice ; omit 3. to suspend indefinitely <the grand jury voted to pretermit the case>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. (pretermitted, pretermitting) formal 1 omit to mention (a fact etc.). 2 omit to do or perform; neglect. 3 leave off (a custom or continuous action) for a time. Derivatives: pretermission n. Etymology: L praetermittere (as PRETER-, mittere miss- let go)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pretermit Pre`ter*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pretermitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pretermitting.] [L. praetermittere, praetermissum; praeter beyond + mittere to send. See Mission.] To pass by; to omit; to disregard. --Bacon.