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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary omit
\\ō-ˈmit, ə-\\ transitive verb
(omit·ted ; omit·ting) ETYMOLOGY Middle English omitten, from Latin omittere, from ob- toward + mittere to let go, send — more at ob- DATE 15th century 1. to leave out or leave unmentioned
omits one important detail2. to leave undone : fail 3. obsolete : disregard 4. obsolete : give up omit
early 15c., from L. omittere "lay aside, disregard, let go," from ob (here perhaps intensive) + mittere "let go, send." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 omitomit / E5mit / verb ( -tt-) [VN] ( formal) 1. ~ sth / sb (from sth) to not include sth / sb, either deliberately or because you have forgotten it / them 删除；忽略；漏掉；遗漏
SYN leave out :
If you are a student, you can omit questions 16–18. 学生可以免做 16–18 题。
People were surprised that Smith was omitted from the team. 人们感到惊讶,史密斯竟未列入该队。2. [V to inf] to not do or fail to do sth 不做；未能做:
She omitted to mention that they were staying the night. 她没说他们当晚要留宿的事。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishomit
verb ADV. altogether, completely, totally | accidentally, inadvertently | deliberately | conspicuously | controversially He was controversially omitted from the World Cup side. | wrongly PREP. from Some important details were deliberately omitted from the report. omit verb ⇨ fail 1 (omit to mention sth) ⇨ leave sb/sth out (omit question 4) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged omit
\ōˈmit, əˈm-, usu -id.+V\ transitive verb
( omitted ; omitted ; omitting ; omits) Etymology: Middle English omitten, from Latin omittere, from ob- to, against, over + mittere to send — more at ob- , smite 1. : to leave out or leave unmentioned : fail to insert, include, or name
< if you omit the industrial areas … this way of life is pastoral, parochial, picturesque — W.G.Hardy >
< will not wish to omit this valuable book from his reading — Harry Schwartz >2. : to fail to perform or make use of : leave alone or undone : forbear
< nor could I think well of the man who should omit an occasion of testifying his respect — Jane Austen >
< most visitors omit to walk round the walls in their hurry — S.P.B.Mais >3. obsolete : to leave unnoticed or unregarded
< omit him not; blunt not his love nor lose the good advantage of his grace — Shakespeare >4. obsolete : to refrain or cease from keeping : let go
< traitors … having sense of beauty do omit their mortal natures — Shakespeare >
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