Meaning of ELIDE
| Pronunciation: | | i'lId
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| | Definition: | | [v] leave or strike out, as of vowels |
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| | See Also: | | except, exclude, leave off, leave out, omit, take out | |
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| | 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.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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