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pretermit

 
Dictionary: pre·ter·mit
(prē'tər-mĭt') pronunciation
tr.v., -mit·ted, -mit·ting, -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 preterit + mittere, to let go.]

pretermission pre'ter·mis'sion (-mĭsh'ən) n.
pretermitter pre'ter·mit'ter n.

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(pree-tuhr-MIT) pronunciation

verb tr.
1. To let pass without mention.
2. To suspend or to leave undone.

Etymology
From Latin praetermittere (to let pass), from praeter (beyond, past) + mittere (to let go, send).]

Usage
"In fact, the old lady declined altogether to hear his [Pitt Crawley's] hour's lecture of an evening; and when she came to Queen's Crawley alone, he was obliged to pretermit his usual devotional exercises." — William Makepeace Thackeray; Vanity Fair; 1847.


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1) to let pass without notice: omit
2) to leave undone: neglect
3) suspend, break off
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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: disregard intentionally or let pass

Meaning #2: leave undone or leave out
  Synonyms: neglect, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap


Translations: Pretermit
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udelade, se bort fra, midlertidigt ophøre med

Nederlands (Dutch)
weg-/nalaten

Français (French)
v. tr. - négliger, omettre, laisser passer

Deutsch (German)
v. - auslassen, versäumen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παραλείπω να αναφέρω, αποσιωπώ

Italiano (Italian)
omettere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - preterir, negligenciar, suspender

Русский (Russian)
упустить, просмотреть

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - omitir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förbigå, underlåta, avbryta

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
置之不问, 怠慢, 默认

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 置之不問, 怠慢, 默認

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 불문에 부치다, 묵과하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 不問に付する, 省略する, 抜かす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أغفل, حذف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮זנח הרגל, התעלם, השמיט‬


 
 
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