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Pos: Verb (usu participle)
[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Verb pretermit has 2 senses

1.  pretermit(v = verb.cognition) - disregard intentionally or let pass;
is one way to
disregard, ignore, neglect
Derived form noun pretermission1
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

2.  pretermit(v = verb.cognition) drop, leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook - leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
Derived form noun pretermission1
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE


[CIDE DICTIONARY]

pretermit, v. t. [L. praetermittere, praetermissum; praeter beyond + mittere to send. See Mission.].

   To pass by; to omit; to disregard. Bacon. [1913 Webster]


[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

pretermit, v.tr. (pretermitted, pretermitting) formal 1 omit to mention (a fact etc.).
2 omit to do or perform; neglect.
3 leave off (a custom or continuous action) for a time.

Derivative:
pretermission n.

Etymology:
L praetermittere (as PRETER-, mittere miss- let go)


[ROGET DICTIONARY]

Neglect

VB  be negligent, take no care of &c (take care of), neglect, let slip, let go, lay aside, set aside, cst aside, put aside, keep out of sight, put out of sight, lose sight of, overlook, disregard, pass over, pas by, let pass, blink, wink at, connive at, gloss over, take no note of, take no thought of, take no account of, take no notice of, pay no regard to, laisser aller, scamp, trifle, fribble, do by halves, cut, slight, play with, trifle with, slur, skim, skim the surface, effleurer, take a cursory view of, slur over, skip over, jump over, slip over, pretermit, miss, skip, jump, omit, give the go-by to, push aside, pigeonhole, shelve, sink, table, ignore, shut one's eyes to, refuse to hear, turn a deaf ear to, leave out of one's calculation, not attend to, not mind, not trouble oneself about, not trouble one's head about, not trouble oneself with, forget, be caught napping, leave a loose thread, let the grass grow under one's feet, render neglectful, put off one's guard, throw off one's guard, distract, divert.