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

He was therefore omitted from the side to face Italy, which prompted a huge backlash back home, amid reports that Adhemar Pimenta was simply resting him for the final. —Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025

However, the film omits his wife, Catherine Murray, and his two daughters. —Jack Dunn, Variety, 19 Apr. 2025

Note: To make this gluten free, omit the all-purpose flour. —Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2025

Nevada also inexplicably omitted the low-hanging fruit of Rule 40.11, adopted by the CFTC in 2011. —Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 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