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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. disregard intentionally or let pass;

2. leave undone or leave out;
- Example: "How could I miss that typo?"
- Example: "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
[syn: neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pretermit \Pre`ter*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pretermitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pretermitting.] [L. praetermittere, praetermissum; praeter beyond + mittere to send. See Mission.] To pass by; to omit; to disregard. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pretermit v 1: disregard intentionally or let pass 2: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap] [ant: attend to, take to heart]