English Dictionary: elide | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Elide \E*lide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eliding}.] [L. elidere to strike out or off; e + laedere to hurt by striking: cf. F. [82]lider. See {Lesion}.] 1. To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument. [Obs.] --Hooker. 2. (Gram.) To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the final one; to subject to elision. |