omittere

Omittere is a Latin verb of the third conjugation with a range of related senses centered on sending away, releasing, or letting pass, as well as on omitting or neglecting. In its transitive use it means to send away or dismiss something or someone, and in the sense of leaving something out it means to omit, pass over, or neglect. It can also convey the idea of refraining from mentioning a matter or avoiding a topic, especially in rhetoric or legal contexts.

The principal parts of the verb are omitto, omittere, omisi, omissum. In ordinary prose it appears with the standard third-conjugation endings: present active omitto, omittis, omittit, omittimus, omittitis, omittunt; imperfect omittebam, omittebas, omittebat, omittebamus, omittebatis, omittebant; perfect omisi, omisisti, omisit, omisimus, omistisitis, omiserunt. The supine is omissum and the past participle is omissus; passive forms exist (e.g., omittor, omittitur) though are less common in early literature.

Etymology and derivatives: omittere is formed from mittere with a prefix-like element o- that intensifies the notion of sending away or letting go. Its English descendants include omit and omission, with related adjectives such as omissibilis and the noun omissio meaning omission or neglect.

Usage notes: omittere governs direct objects (what is omitted) and can be used with infinitival or clausal complements to express failing to do something or failing to mention. It is common in both literary and everyday Latin, appearing in arguments, legal texts, and formal prose where a step, a detail, or a topic is deliberately left out.