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Meaning of PRETERMIT

Pronunciation:  `preetur'mit

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
  2. [v]  disregard intentionally or let pass
 
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 Synonyms: drop, leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook
 
 Antonyms: attend to, take to heart
 
 See Also: disregard, forget, ignore, jump, pass over, skip, skip over

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 
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