elide

[ ih-lahyd ]

/ ɪˈlaɪd /

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verb (used with object), e·lid·ed, e·lid·ing.

to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.

to suppress; omit; ignore; pass over.

Law. to annul or quash.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM elide

un·e·lid·ed, adjective

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How to use elide in a sentence

The Soviet authorities honored survivors, even as the reality of their experiences was carefully elided.
Great Weekend Reads|Malcolm Jones, Matt Gallagher, Saul Austerlitz, Sharon Steel|September 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The accents seem to fall on She and have, the e in wold-e being elided.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Koch would omit hit, for the sake of the metre; but it makes no difference at all, the e in thoghte being elided.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Pouerte can be pronounced povrt'; accented on the second syllable, and with the final e elided.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer

The h is nearly mute and frequently elided, as in ocola (ocol haa) to baptize.
The Maya Chronicles|Various
This shows a decline in the proportional duration of the elision as the total value of the measure elided increases.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for elide

elide

/ (ɪˈlaɪd) /

verb

phonetics to undergo or cause to undergo elision

Derived forms of elide

elidible, adjective

Word Origin for elide

C16: from Latin ēlīdere to knock, from laedere to hit, wound

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