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pretension (2)
pretensive
pretentious
preter-
preterit
preterition
preterm
preterminal
pretermit
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pretermit

pre·ter·mit [ prtər mít ] (past and past participle pre·ter·mit·ted, present participle pre·ter·mit·ting, 3rd person present singular pre·ter·mits)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. overlook an heir from will: to overlook or ignore something deliberately, especially a natural heir from a will

2. leave something out: to leave something out or undone

[15th century. < Latin praetermittere "let go by" < mittere "send off"]
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