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Pretermit

Pretermit \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.
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
pretermit

1510s, from Latin praetermittere "let pass, overlook," from praeter- (see preter-) + mittere (see mission). Related: Pretermitted; pretermitting.

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pretermit

vb. To intentionally disregard something, allow it to go unnoticed, or change the subject in response to someone's comment; to omit or fail to carry out something; to prematurely terminate or interrupt something.

WordNet
pretermit

  1. v. disregard intentionally or let pass

  2. leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: neglect, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap] [ant: attend to]

  3. [also: pretermitting, pretermitted]

Usage examples of "pretermit".

It cannot be demanded of me to pretermit, because of my crime, the duty more strongly required of me because of the crime.

Crawley alone, he was obliged to pretermit his usual devotional exercises.