Elide
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪˈlaɪd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Elide is a verb meaning To leave out or omit (something).
Meaning
To leave out or omit (something).
More Meanings
- (linguistics) To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable.
- To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.
Example Sentences
Graham Hough's apparently objective assertion that 'Ozymandias' is 'extremely clear and direct', for example, elides the question of 'to whom?'.
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; conversely, officials elide its interests with their own.
Word Forms
- elides
- eliding
- elided
Synonyms for elide
Depending on context, synonyms include strike out.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include strike out, omit, slur, curtail, exclude, cut out.
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