elided; eliding

transitive verb

1
a
: to suppress or alter (something, such as a vowel or syllable) by elision
b
: to strike out (something, such as a written word)
2
a
: to leave out of consideration : omit

Examples of elide in a Sentence

some unnecessary verbiage will need to be elided, but otherwise the article is publishable the product presentation was not elided—it's always only 15 minutes long
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Yet averages elide a complex reality: The country’s experience of hotter summers — and thus one of the most visceral aspects of climate change itself — is fractured along geographic lines. Chris Mooney, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025 Anderson doesn’t take it that far, but rather elides further exploration. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025 The problem is that NPR’s federal funding mechanism elides its demographic’s finite cultural position with aspirational claims about what ‘enrich[es] man’s spirit’ nationwide. Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 The 2006 film Superman Returns also elides the classic mantra. Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for elide

Word History

Etymology

Latin elidere to strike out, from e- + laedere to injure by striking

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of elide was in 1540

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“Elide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elide. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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