PRETERMITTING

PRETERMIT

neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap

(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”

pretermit

(verb) disregard intentionally or let pass

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

pretermitting

present participle of pretermit

Source: Wiktionary


PRETERMIT

Pre`ter*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pretermitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pretermitting.] Etym: [L. praetermittere, praetermissum; praeter beyond + mittere to send. See Mission.]

Definition: To pass by; to omit; to disregard. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

21 September 2024

CONFORMITY

(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards; “their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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