Prē'ter-mit', v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. PRETERMITTED; p. pr. & vb. n. PRETERMITTING.] [Lat. prætermittere, from præter, beyond, by, and mittere, to send; It. prætermettere, Sp. pretermitir, Pg. pretermitir.] To pass by; to omit; to disregard. Bacon.