elide
verb (used with object)
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
had elided
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past perfectof elide.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Mamma Ah Chun had spelled it A’Chun, but her wiser offspring had elided the apostrophe and spelled it Achun.
From The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii by London, Jack
At one point where the copy-reader's blue pencil had elided an adjective which the writer had deemed specially telling, he felt a sharp pang of disappointed resentment.
From Success A Novel by Adams, Samuel Hopkins
