About The Word Elide
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Elide
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What's The Definition Of Elide?
[v] leave or strike out, as of vowels
Synonyms | Synonyms for Elide: Related Terms | Find terms related to Elide: abbreviate | abridge | abstract | bob | boil down | capsulize | cast off | cast out | chuck | clear | clear away | clear out | clear the decks | clip | compress | condense | contract | crop | curtail | cut | cut back | cut down | cut off short | cut out | cut short | deport | discount | dispose of | disregard | dock | eject | eliminate | epitomize | eradicate | exile | expatriate | expel | fail | foreshorten | forget | get quit of | get rid of | get shut of | ignore | liquidate | mow | nip | omit | outlaw | overlook | pass | pick out | poll | pollard | prune | purge | reap | recap | recapitulate | reduce | remove | retrench | root out | root up | shave | shear | shorten | slight | snub | strike off | strike out | stunt | sum up | summarize | synopsize | take in | telescope | throw over | throw overboard | trim | truncate | weed out See Also | except | exclude | leave off | leave out | omit | take out Elide In Webster's Dictionary \E*lide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elided}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Eliding}.] [L. elidere to strike out or off; e + laedere to
hurt by striking: cf. F. ['e]lider. See {Lesion}.]
1. To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the
force of an argument. [Obs.] --Hooker.
2. (Gram.) To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the
final one; to subject to elision.
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