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

The bizarre thing is that even with a six-hour runtime, much of the novel material omitted from Visconti’s version is still entirely missing. —Anthony Paletta, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025

Meanwhile, Martha Stewart’s Carrot Cake omits the fruit, as does Alison Roman’s version. —Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025

And among households that respond to the census, the question would likely lead to more instances of a participant omitting some people when reporting the residents of their address. —Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025

Similarly, the variations in the Nativity stories—Matthew features Persian Magi, while Luke omits them in favor of local shepherds—are not merely discrepancies of partial memory. —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 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