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elide

[ ih-lahyd ]

verb (used with object)

elided, eliding.
  1. to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
  2. to suppress; omit; ignore; pass over.
  3. Law. to annul or quash.


elide

/ ɪˈɪ /

verb

  1. phonetics to undergo or cause to undergo elision
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ徱, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲe·Ļ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of elide1

First recorded in 1530–50; from Latin ŧī “to strike out,” equivalent to ŧ- “out, out of; away” + -ī, combining form of laedere “to wound”; e- 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of elide1

C16: from Latin ŧī to knock, from laedere to hit, wound
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"When a wrongful conviction occurs, it is, in the end, because they said so. All too often, the responsibility of judges for producing and maintaining wrongful convictions gets neglected, elided, and ignored."

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But this kind of ludicrous fantasy allows Hegseth to elide the deep paradox of his argument.

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Yet previously, it often felt like the producers of “Love Is Blind” were going out of their way to elide overtly partisan conversations, or the discussions were so vague that they were almost incomprehensible.

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Donald J. Trump likes to dwell on his successes as president, often eliding his role in events and policies that alienated some of his base.

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What Trump defenders elide is that the former president has forfeited any presumption of good intentions.

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