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Pretermit vs Preterit - What's the difference?

pretermit | preterit |

As a verb 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.

As a noun preterit is

(us).

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

    preterit

    English

    Noun

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  • (US)

    • Anagrams

    * ---- ==Serbo-Croatian==

    Noun

  • preterite