pretermit
[ pree-ter-mit ]
/ ˌpri tərˈmɪt /
verb (used with object), pre·ter·mit·ted, pre·ter·mit·ting.
to let pass without notice; disregard.
to leave undone; neglect; omit.
to suspend or interrupt: The government temporarily pretermitted its repayments of foreign aid.
Origin of pretermit
1505–15; < Latin
praetermittere to let pass, equivalent to
praeter-
preter- +
mittere to let go, send
OTHER WORDS FROM pretermit
pre·ter·mis·sion [pree-ter-mish-uh n] /ˌpri tərˈmɪʃ ən/, noun pre·ter·mit·ter, noun un·pre·ter·mit·ted, adjectiveWords nearby pretermit
preterition,
preteritive,
preterlegal,
preterm,
preterm infant,
pretermit,
preternatural,
pretest,
pretext,
pretexta,
pretexting
Example sentences from the Web for pretermission
The only objections they would occasionally make, would refer to the pretermission of some such thing as a tassel in the cap.
British Dictionary definitions for pretermission
pretermit
/ (ˌpriːtəˈmɪt) /
verb -mits, -mitting or -mitted (tr) rare
to overlook intentionally; disregard
to fail to do; neglect; omit
Derived forms of pretermit
pretermission (ˌpriːtəˈmɪʃən), noun pretermitter, nounWord Origin for pretermit
C16: from Latin
praetermittere to let pass, from
preter- +
mittere to send, release