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pretermit(verb) Leave undone or leave out. Synonyms: neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, miss, dropUsage: Tom overslept and would need to pretermit his usual morning workout if he wanted to make it to work on time.
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Simultaneously, new recording technologies allow viewers to pretermit commercial material.
-Ferree, W.Kenneth, Local Broadcasting in Extremis (January 17, 2008).
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Pretermit
1. Omit to do or mention. "Some points of conduct we advisedly pretermit" 2. Abandon (a custom or continuous action) for a time. "The pleasant musical evenings were now entirely pretermitted"
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(verb) Leave undone or leave out.
Synonyms: neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, miss, drop
Usage: Tom overslept and would need to pretermit his usual morning workout if he wanted to make it to work on time.\\\
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