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Premit vs Pretermit - What's the difference?

premit | pretermit |

As verbs the difference between premit and pretermit

is that premit is (obsolete) to premise while pretermit is to intentionally disregard something, allow it to go unnoticed, or change the subject in response to someone's comment; to omit or fail to carry out something; to prematurely terminate or interrupt something.

premit

English

Verb

(premitt)
  • (obsolete) To premise.
    • (Donne)
    (Webster 1913) ----

    pretermit

    English

    Verb

  • To intentionally disregard something, allow it to go unnoticed, or change the subject in response to someone's comment; to omit or fail to carry out something; to prematurely terminate or interrupt something.
    • (Francis Bacon)

    Derived terms

    * pretermitted child * pretermitted custom * pretermitted heir * pretermitted spouse