omit

verb

ō-ˈmit 

ə-

omitted; omitting

transitive verb

1

: to leave out or leave unmentioned

omits one important detail

You can omit the salt from the recipe.

2

: to leave undone : fail

—The patient omitted taking his medication.

3

obsolete : disregard

4

obsolete : give up

Synonyms

• fail
• forget
• neglect

Examples of omit in a Sentence

Please don't omit any details.

you must not omit mentioning the sources you used in researching your paper

Recent Examples on the Web

This year's East Brunswick High School yearbook omitted the names and photo of the Jewish Student Union, including a photo of a group of Muslim students instead A New Jersey high school came under fire over a yearbook controversy involving a group of Jewish students. —Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024

The current version solves the backup problem neatly…by simply omitting the backup. —PCMAG, 5 June 2024

Likewise, his camera often omits the computers themselves, the ostensible subject of his images. —Lucy McKeon, New York Times, 3 June 2024

Dan Borenstein’s May 26 column bizarrely omits the reason for VTA’s opposition: VTA is desperate to keep money at home because of poor choices on the BART to San Jose project that blew up the cost. —Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English omitten, from Latin omittere, from ob- toward + mittere to let go, send — more at ob-

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

omit

verb

ō-ˈmit 

ə-

omitted; omitting

1

: to leave out

omitted your name from the list

2

: to fail to do : neglect

omitted to mention that it was my fault