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pretermit

/pɹiːtəˈmɪt/ UK
/ˌpɹidəɹˈmɪt/ US

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From Latin praetermitto.

verb pretermits · pretermitting · pretermitted

transitive To intentionally disregard (something), to ignore; to neglect or omit. [F]or the public, for the redemption of the whole world, God hath (shall we say, pretermitted?) derelicted, forsaken, abandoned, his own, and only Son.

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verb to intentionally disregard

Español	pretermitir
Português	preterir

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@misc{pretermit_2026,
  title = {pretermit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pretermit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}