-it, usu -id.+V transitive verb
( pretermitted ; pretermitted ; pretermitting ; pretermits )
Etymology: Latin praetermittere to let pass, omit, overlook, from praeter past, by, beyond + mittere to let go, send — more at smite
1. : to let pass without mention, notice, or attention : pass by or over : omit
pretermit all personal references in an account
pretermit children in a will
2. : to leave undone, unsaid, unused : neglect
3. : break off : interrupt , suspend
if only reparations were temporarily pretermitted — R.F.Harrod