/ɪˈlaɪd/
OriginFrom Latin ēlīdō (“I strike out”).
- To leave out or omit (something).
“Graham Hough's apparently objective assertion that 'Ozymandias' is 'extremely clear and direct', for example, elides the question of 'to whom?'.”
- To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable.
- To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.
“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; conve”
Formselides(present, singular, third-person) · eliding(participle, present) · elided(participle, past) · elided(past)