omit

verb

ō-ˈmit

ə-

omitted; omitting

transitive verb

: to leave out or leave unmentioned

omits one important detail

You can omit the salt from the recipe.

: to leave undone : fail

—The patient omitted taking his medication.

obsolete : disregard

obsolete : give up

Example Sentences

Please don't omit any details. you must not omit mentioning the sources you used in researching your paper

Recent Examples on the Web Conservatives will also note that these numbers conveniently omit Ronald Reagan.

Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2022 Yuen agreed to tell his story on the condition that ProPublica identify him only by his middle name and omit certain details that could identify him.

Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2022 The assemble-your-own strategy means that both diners can add or omit the components.

Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2022 For a vegan version, just omit the final sprinkle of cotija cheese.

Elaine Johnson, Sunset Magazine, 1 Nov. 2022 Many other film studios have agreed to omit or alter films — sometimes to the extent of changing their storyline — to access the Chinese market.

Lyric Li, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 In an 8–1 ruling by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the court upheld Congress’s decision to omit Puerto Rico from the program.

Matt Ford, The New Republic, 19 Sep. 2022 Inspection files often omit the steps the state took to investigate the allegations, which the department does not require inspectors to detail.

Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2022 As a result, most multi-country studies of Covid prevalence and outcomes are forced to omit China from their analyses.

George Calhoun, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022 See More

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