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pre·ter·mit  (prtr-mt)

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.

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

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preter·mission (-mshn) n.

preter·mitter n.

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pretermit [ˌpriːtəˈmɪt]

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

1. to overlook intentionally; disregard

2. to fail to do; neglect; omit

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

pretermission  [ˌpriːtəˈmɪʃən] n

pretermitter  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	pretermit - disregard intentionally or let pass disregard, ignore, neglect - give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors"
	2.	pretermit - leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" neglect, omit, leave out, overleap, overlook, miss, drop forget - forget to do something; "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!" pass over, skip, skip over, jump - bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"