ELIDED

Verb

elided

simple past tense and past participle of elide

Source: Wiktionary


ELIDE

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. élider. 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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