Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To lose: rarely with of.
  • noun An old form of amice.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb obsolete To lose.

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  • verb obsolete To lose.

Etymologies

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Latin amitto ("I lose, I send away").

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Examples

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  • Moderálatlan fórum, ide írjatok amit akartok;) El se olvasom.

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  • The code is a compromise between the various governing bodies and they would not have agreed to comply if retroactive testing was part of the code - though it may be included in a future update. — amit

    How We Would Fight Steroids If We Really Meant It - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

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