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| e·lide [ i ld ] (past and past participle e·lid·ed, present participle e·lid·ing, 3rd person present singular e·lides) |
transitive verb |
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1. omit element of word or phrase: to omit a vowel, consonant, or syllable of a word, or leave out part of a sentence or phrase
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2. omit something: to omit, delete, or ignore something
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formal
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin elidere "strike out" < laedere "strike"] |
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