Definitions for: Elide

[v] leave or strike out, as of vowels

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: except, exclude, leave off, leave out, omit, take out

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