verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has elidedperfect 3rd person singular
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have elidedperfect
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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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am elidingprogressive 1st person singular
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elidingparticiple
Past
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had elidedperfect
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were elidingprogressive plural
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had been elidingperfect progressive
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elidedsimple
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was elidingprogressive singular
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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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Their posture of complaint allows them to elide some pretty serious differences.
From Slate • Jan. 5, 2025
But this kind of ludicrous fantasy allows Hegseth to elide the deep paradox of his argument.
From Salon • Nov. 14, 2024
She also came to realize everything monuments could distort and elide.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024
In fact, the day-to-day operations of many galleries are built around more banal forms of excess that elide easy parody but are equally pernicious.
From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2022
One could of course adopt the term ‘progressivist’, but that would elide all the difficulties that are associated with the idea of progress.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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