Meaning & use

omit

verb·Academic

To leave out or exclude someone or something, whether deliberately or by oversight.

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The report omitted several key details that changed the overall conclusion.

Please don't omit your phone number when you fill out the form.

A note on using this word

Omit is often followed by a gerund, as in 'omit mentioning,' rather than an infinitive.

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