pretermit

pre·ter·mit

 (prē′tər-mĭt′)

tr.v. pre·ter·mit·ted, pre·ter·mit·ting, pre·ter·mits

1. To disregard intentionally or allow to pass unnoticed or unmentioned.

2. To fail to do or include; omit.

3. To interrupt or terminate.


[Latin praetermittere : praeter, beyond; see preterite + mittere, to let go.]


pre′ter·mis′sion (-mĭsh′ən) n.

pre′ter·mit′ter n.

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pretermit

(ˌpriːtəˈmɪt)

vb (tr) , -mits, -mitting or -mitted

1. to overlook intentionally; disregard

2. to fail to do; neglect; omit

[C16: from Latin praetermittere to let pass, from preter- + mittere to send, release]

pretermission n

ˌpreterˈmitter n

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pre•ter•mit

(ˌpri tərˈmɪt)

v.t. -mit•ted, -mit•ting.

1. to let pass without notice; disregard.

2. to leave undone; neglect; omit.

3. to suspend or interrupt.

[1505–15; < Latin praetermittere=praeter- preter- + mittere to let go, send]

pre`ter•mis′sion (-ˈmɪʃ ən) n.

pre`ter•mit′ter, n.

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

pretermit

- To pass over or ignore something.

See also related terms for ignore.

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pretermit


Past participle: pretermitted
Gerund: pretermitting
Imperative
pretermit
pretermit
Present
I pretermit
you pretermit
he/she/it pretermits
we pretermit
you pretermit
they pretermit
Preterite
I pretermitted
you pretermitted
he/she/it pretermitted
we pretermitted
you pretermitted
they pretermitted
Present Continuous
I am pretermitting
you are pretermitting
he/she/it is pretermitting
we are pretermitting
you are pretermitting
they are pretermitting
Present Perfect
I have pretermitted
you have pretermitted
he/she/it has pretermitted
we have pretermitted
you have pretermitted
they have pretermitted
Past Continuous
I was pretermitting
you were pretermitting
he/she/it was pretermitting
we were pretermitting
you were pretermitting
they were pretermitting
Past Perfect
I had pretermitted
you had pretermitted
he/she/it had pretermitted
we had pretermitted
you had pretermitted
they had pretermitted
Future
I will pretermit
you will pretermit
he/she/it will pretermit
we will pretermit
you will pretermit
they will pretermit
Future Perfect
I will have pretermitted
you will have pretermitted
he/she/it will have pretermitted
we will have pretermitted
you will have pretermitted
they will have pretermitted
Future Continuous
I will be pretermitting
you will be pretermitting
he/she/it will be pretermitting
we will be pretermitting
you will be pretermitting
they will be pretermitting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pretermitting
you have been pretermitting
he/she/it has been pretermitting
we have been pretermitting
you have been pretermitting
they have been pretermitting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pretermitting
you will have been pretermitting
he/she/it will have been pretermitting
we will have been pretermitting
you will have been pretermitting
they will have been pretermitting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pretermitting
you had been pretermitting
he/she/it had been pretermitting
we had been pretermitting
you had been pretermitting
they had been pretermitting
Conditional
I would pretermit
you would pretermit
he/she/it would pretermit
we would pretermit
you would pretermit
they would pretermit
Past Conditional
I would have pretermitted
you would have pretermitted
he/she/it would have pretermitted
we would have pretermitted
you would have pretermitted
they would have pretermitted

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