The difference between Exclude and Omit

When used as verbs, exclude means to bar (someone) from entering, whereas omit means to leave out or exclude.


check bellow for the other definitions of Exclude and Omit

  1. Exclude as a verb (transitive):

    To bar (someone) from entering; to keep out.

  2. Exclude as a verb (transitive):

    To expel; to put out.

    Examples:

    "to exclude young animals from the womb or from eggs"

  3. Exclude as a verb (transitive):

    To omit from consideration.

    Examples:

    "Count from 1 to 30, but exclude the prime numbers."

  4. Exclude as a verb (transitive, legal):

    To refuse to accept (evidence) as valid.

  5. Exclude as a verb (transitive, medicine):

    To eliminate from diagnostic consideration.

  1. Omit as a verb (transitive):

    To leave out or exclude.

  2. Omit as a verb (transitive):

    To fail to perform.

  3. Omit as a verb (transitive, rare):

    To neglect or take no notice of.