verb
- to leave out; to omit or neglect intentionally or by oversight
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The author pretermits any discussion of the economic factors.
- She pretermits the controversial aspects of the theory in her lecture.
- The report pretermits several key findings from the study.
- He pretermits mention of his earlier failures in the autobiography.
- The committee pretermits consideration of alternative proposals.
- The historian pretermits the role of women in that era.