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English Dictionary: pretermit by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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"
    Synonym(s): neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap
    Antonym(s): attend to, take to heart
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
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