elide
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verb (used with object), e·lid·ed, e·lid·ing.
1.
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
2.
to suppress; omit; ignore; pass over.
3.
Law. to annul or quash.
Origin:
1585–95; < Latin ēlīdere to strike out, equivalent to ē- e-1 + -līdere, combining form of laedere to wound
1585–95; < Latin ēlīdere to strike out, equivalent to ē- e-1 + -līdere, combining form of laedere to wound
Related forms
un·e·lid·ed, adjective
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elide (ɪˈlaɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| phonetics to undergo or cause to undergo elision | |
| [C16: from Latin ēlīdere to knock, from laedere to hit, wound] | |
| e'lidible | |
| —adj | |
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Elide
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
elide
1590s, a legal term, "to annul, do away with," from M.Fr. elider, from L. elidere "strike out," from ex- "out" + -lidere, comb. form of laedere "to strike." Phonological sense is first recorded 1796. Related: Elided; eliding.
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Example sentences
Chroniclers prefer to skate over it or, where possible, elide it altogether.
On an ordinary day, you can explain the complexities of a relationship, or simply elide them.
Movies about revolution tend to spotlight the fighting and to elide the often grimier business of governing in its aftermath.
It's symptomatic of who are, of our abiding belief in short-cuts, and our technological ability to elide truth.
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