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

However, the Senate plan appears to omit the line of text that would allow married borrowers not filing jointly to base payments on their own AGI, Forbes reported on Friday. —Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025

The fraud charge that immigration officials later added accuses Khalil of purposely omitting details on his green card application about his work history and involvement with certain organizations, including a U.N. agency that helps Palestinians. —Adrian Florido, NPR, 13 June 2025

Some trustees provided incomplete records, with group chats missing messages or with dates, times and senders for some messages omitted. —Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025

Or add more tender greens to the mix, such as arugula or spinach — just omit the massaging step. —Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 4 June 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