ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Elide', Synonyms of 'Elide' & More on 'Elide'

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

Dictionary Results for elide:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

elide
    v 1: leave or strike out; "This vowel is usually elided before a
         single consonant"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Elide \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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Gram.) To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the
      final one; to subject to elision.
      [1913 Webster]

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