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elide

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of elide

1 to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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

Synonyms of elide

blue-pencil, cancel, cross (out), dele, delete, edit (out), kill, scratch (out), strike (out), stroke (out), x (out)

Words Related to elide

blot out, efface, eradicate, erase, expunge, obliterate, root (out), rub out, wipe out

bleep, blip, clip, cut, excise, remove

bowdlerize, censor, clean (up), expurgate, launder, redact, red-pencil

abbreviate, crop, shorten

black out, repress, silence, suppress

Near Antonyms of elide

2 to make less in extent or duration

the product presentation was not elided—it's always only 15 minutes long

Synonyms of elide

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, cut back, dock, shorten, syncopate, truncate

Words Related to elide

abstract, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, recapitulate, summarize, sum up

abate, compress, constrict, contract, cut, cut down, pare, prune, trim

decrease, de-escalate, deflate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, moderate, modify, reduce, retrench, shrink, slash, subtract (from), taper

Near Antonyms of elide

enlarge, expand, supplement

add, aggrandize, amplify, augment, balloon, boost, dilate, escalate, heighten, increase, maximize, pump up, raise

blow up, distend, inflate, swell

Antonyms of elide

elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract

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