English Explanatory Dictionary

elide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To leave out or omit (something).
  2. To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable.
  3. To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈlaɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-elide.wav

Word forms

elide elides eliding elided

Etymology

From Latin ēlīdō (“to strike out”).

Related words

collide elidable elision ellipsis

Derived words

elidible unelided
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