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pretermit

/ˌpriː.təˈmɪt/

Traduction: Verbe signifiant négliger, omettre ou laisser inachevé ; passer volontairement ou accidentellement sous silence ou ignorer.

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verb

/ˌpriː.təˈmɪt/C2formalobsolète
  • frVerbe signifiant négliger, omettre ou laisser inachevé ; passer volontairement ou accidentellement sous silence ou ignorer.

A verb meaning to neglect, omit, or leave undone; to pass over or disregard intentionally or unintentionally.

  1. Disregard intentionally or let passC2formal

    To intentionally ignore, overlook, or allow something to go unnoticed or unaddressed.

    frPasser volontairement sous silence

    • The committee decided to pretermit the minor objections.
    • He chose to pretermit the error rather than correct it.
    • The judge pretermitted the procedural flaw in the case.

    Synonymesdisregardignoreneglectomitoverlookpass overskip

    Antonymesacknowledgeaddressattendconsiderheednoticeobserveregard

  2. Leave undone or leave outC2formal

    To omit or fail to do something that should have been done.

    frOmettre de faire

    • She pretermitted several key steps in the experiment.
    • The report pretermits any mention of the financial losses.
    • He pretermitted his duties, leading to delays.

    Synonymesdisregardignoreleave outmissneglectomitoverlookpass overskip

    Antonymesaccomplishcompletedischargedoexecutefulfillperform

Formes
  • pretermitted past participle
  • pretermitted past simple
  • pretermitting present participle
  • pretermits third person singular