verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have elidedperfect
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has elidedperfect 3rd person singular
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am elidingprogressive 1st person singular
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is elidingprogressive 3rd person singular
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are elidingprogressive
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have been elidingperfect progressive
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has been elidingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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elidessingular 3rd person
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elidingparticiple
Past
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had elidedperfect
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was elidingprogressive singular
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were elidingprogressive plural
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had been elidingperfect progressive
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elidedsimple
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elidedparticiple
Future
Etymology
Origin of elide
First recorded in 1530–50; from Latin ēlīdere “to strike out,” equivalent to ē- “out, out of; away” + -līdere, combining form of laedere “to wound”; see e- 1
Explanation
To elide something is to omit it or get rid of it. If your parents are especially strict, you might tell them about the A you got on your English essay and elide the fact that you failed your math quiz. If your school is putting on a production of "Grease" and the director cuts a major scene from the play, you can say she elides it. And when an elected official gives a speech, he's almost sure to elide certain topics that are too controversial or negative. Elide is also used in grammar to describe the way people speak when they leave out certain sounds. It comes from the Latin elidere, "strike out or force out."
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Example Sentences
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“Everybody expected to have a great year,” said Elide Santos, who owns Dragon Fruit Nature Farms, north of Homestead, with her uncle.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2022
I walked up a mountain for six hours with my heavy backpack and my wife, Elide, who was two months pregnant, under heavy rain.
From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2021
Elide Vincenti, 30, was unable to begin a job in Miami as she was also back in Italy getting a visa when the ban was announced.
From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2021
Elide, e-līd′, v.t. to rebut: to cut off, as a syllable.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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