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1
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
- some unnecessary verbiage will need to be elided, but otherwise the article is publishable
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2
to make less in extent or duration
- the product presentation was not elided—it's always only 15 minutes long
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The first known use of elide was in 1540
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