transitive verb
-·mit′ted, -·mit′ting- to leave out or leave undone; neglect or omit
- to let pass unnoticed; overlook
Origin of pretermit
Classical Latin praetermittere, to let go by from praeter- (see preter-) + mittere, to send: see missionpretermit
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pretermit
transitive verb
pre·ter·mit·ted, pre·ter·mit·ting, pre·ter·mits- To disregard intentionally or allow to pass unnoticed or unmentioned.
- To fail to do or include; omit.
- To interrupt or terminate.
Origin of pretermit
Latin praetermittere praeter beyond ; see preterite . mittere to let goRelated Forms:
- pre′ter·mis′sion
noun
- pre′ter·mit′ter
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present pretermits, present participle pretermitting, simple past and past participle pretermitted)
Origin
From Latin praetermitto.
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