oversight
/ˈoʊvɚˌsaɪt/ verb C2- To suppress content in a way that removes or minimizes its visibility or viewability.
He/she/it oversights · Past oversighted · Past participle oversighted · -ing form oversighting
Verb forms
- Base form
- oversight
- He/she/it
- oversights
- Past
- oversighted
- Past participle
- oversighted
- -ing form
- oversighting
From the library
It is likely that the Musgrave who held the secret died in the interval, and by some oversight left this guide to his descendant without explaining the meaning of it.
“That was an oversight, certainly,” replied the count; “but tell me, does the Count of Morcerf never visit the Opera?
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