pretermit

[pree-ter-mit] / ˌpri tərˈmɪt /

VERB

neglect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discount disregard ignore overlook reject spurn underestimate

STRONG

affront condemn depreciate despise detest disdain dismiss rebuff scant scorn slight slur

WEAK

brush aside brush off have nothing to do with keep at arm's length keep one's distance laugh off let go live with make light of not care for pass by pass over pass up pay no attention to pay no mind shrug off tune out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attend heed look at note notice pay attention recognize regard respect

STRONG

admire approve cherish compliment flatter like love praise welcome

WEAK

accomplish achieve complete concern do finish guard nurture protect succeed take care of watch

Example Sentences

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I begged him not to pretermit his GUARDIAN, but to examine it and give me the news.

From The Grim Smile of the Five Towns by Bennett, Arnold

Then there are all manner of the ordinary maladies of humanity, which I pretermit.

From My Life as an Author by Tupper, Martin Farquhar

It cannot be demanded of me to pretermit, because of my crime, the duty more strongly required of me because of the crime.

From The Flight of the Shadow by MacDonald, George

What precisely is meant by 'ideal' is a question which for the moment I pretermit.

From Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) by Stephen, Leslie, Sir

And thus I am, as you see me, returned to my former occupation, which I shall never again pretermit upon any motion of magnanimity.

From Idonia: A Romance of Old London by Wallis, Arthur F.

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