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

Some of the messages are redacted or have the senders’ and recipients’ names omitted. —Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024

Names may be omitted from ChatGPT either because of privacy requests or to avoid persistent hallucinations by the AI. —Jonathan L. Zittrain, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024

Despite its stat rankings, the unit was omitted from the first-team All-Big Ten voting by conference coaches, a series of omissions that Ducks defenders viewed as a blatant sign of disrespect. —Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024

Note: If preparing with blue cheese, omit the chives, garlic powder, salt and pepper. —Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 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