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

• forget
• fail

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

Martin, who requested his real name be omitted from this story, knew that from early on in their time together. —Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025

Also omitted from Victoria Beckham are current rumors of a family feud. —Scarlett Harris, Time, 9 Oct. 2025

By omitting the subsidies, the bill effectively raised health care costs for millions of middle-income Americans. —Christopher Robertson, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025

Repeat layers twice more, omitting ricotta on the top layer. —Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025

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

Rhymes for omit

• acquit
• admit
• amrit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit
• dalit
• dendrite
• emit
• illite

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