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o·mit / ōˈmit/ • v. (o·mit·ted, o·mit·ting) [tr.] (often be omitted) leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully: a significant detail was omitted from your story. ∎  fail or neglect to do (something); leave undone: the final rinse is omitted | he modestly omits to mention that he was pole-vault champion. DERIVATIVES: o·mis·si·ble / ōˈmisəbəl/ adj.

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