PRETERMIT


Meaning of PRETERMIT in English

— pretermission /pree'teuhr mish"euhn/ , n. — pretermitter , n.

/pree'teuhr mit"/ , v.t., pretermitted, pretermitting .

1. to let pass without notice; disregard.

2. to leave undone; neglect; omit.

3. to suspend or interrupt: The government temporarily pretermitted its repayments of foreign aid.

[ 1505-15; praetermittere to let pass, equiv. to praeter- PRETER- + mittere to let go, send ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .