elide

From Latin ēlīdō (“I strike out”).

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈlaɪd/

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• Rhymes: -aɪd

elide (third-person singular simple present elides, present participle eliding, simple past and past participle elided)

1. To leave out or omit (something).
   • 1995, Andrew Bennett, Nicholas Royle, An introduction to literature, criticism and theory:

     Graham Hough's apparently objective assertion that 'Ozymandias' is 'extremely clear and direct', for example, elides the question of 'to whom?'.

2. (linguistics) To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable.
3. To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.
   • 2014 July 10, “Because we’re worth it”, in The Economist‎^[3]:

     As Ms Shafak summarises, “the state is privileged, all-powerful and yet paradoxically safeguarded as if it were a fragile entity in need of protection.” Between it and its citizens a gulf looms; conversely, officials elide its interests with their own.

• The third sense, “conflate”, seems to be a recent development. It is not recognized by dictionaries such as Merriam-Webster and can be considered to be incorrect.^[1][2]

• Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “elide”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

• idele, leied, edile, delie

• IPA^(key): /eˈli.de/
• Rhymes: -ide
• Hyphenation: e‧lì‧de

elide

1. third-person singular present indicative of elidere

• edile

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [eːˈliː.dɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [eˈliː.d̪e]

ēlīde

1. second-person singular present active imperative of ēlīdō

elide

1. inflection of elidir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• IPA^(key): /eˈlide/ [eˈli.ð̞e]
• Rhymes: -ide
• Syllabification: e‧li‧de

elide

1. inflection of elidir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative