English dictionary

elide

/I/'l/aI/d/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

leave or strike out

verb.cognition

Examples
This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to <i>elide</i> the force of an argument.

verb

Source: webster1913