elide
[ ih-lahyd ]
/ ɪˈlaɪd /
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verb (used with object), e·lid·ed, e·lid·ing.
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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
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British Dictionary definitions for elide
elide
/ (ɪˈlaɪd) /
verb
phonetics to undergo or cause to undergo elision
Derived forms of elide
elidible, adjectiveWord Origin for elide
C16: from Latin ēlīdere to knock, from laedere to hit, wound
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