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ELIDE
elide
(verb) leave or strike out; “This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
elide (third-person singular simple present elides, present participle eliding, simple past and past participle elided)
To leave out or omit (something).
To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable.
to conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.
Usage notes
The third sense, “conflate”, seems to be a recent development. It is not recognized by dictionaries such as Merriam-Webster and can be considered to be incorrect.
Anagrams
• edile, idele
Source: Wiktionary
E*lide", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elided; p. pr. & vb. n. Eliding.] Etym: [L. elidere to strike out or off; e + laedere to hurt by striking: cf. F. Ă©lider. See Lesion.]
1. To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument. [Obs.] Hooker.
2. (Gram.)
Definition: To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the final one; to subject to elision.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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