elide

verb

i-ˈlīd 

elided; eliding

transitive verb

1

a

: to suppress or alter (something, such as a vowel or syllable) by elision

b

: to strike out (something, such as a written word)

2

a

: to leave out of consideration : omit

b

: curtail, abridge

Synonyms

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

Examples of elide in a Sentence

some unnecessary verbiage will need to be elided, but otherwise the article is publishable

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

Recent Examples on the Web

In this book, that piece of the puzzle, rather than being fleshed out in flashback, is, except for particular incidents around Carl’s kidnapping, completely elided. —Cat Zhang, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024

But attempts to facilitate talks elide the major problem: the opposition in Venezuela isn’t like a faction that sits across the aisle of a normal parliamentary democracy. —Moisés Naím, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2020

The smash cut to July was meant to take everyone back to a time when their win felt inevitable, re-starting the clock and eliding all the ups and downs of the past few months. —Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024

Netanyahu, needless to say, elided other terrible facts in his speech before the General Assembly. —Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Latin elidere to strike out, from e- + laedere to injure by striking

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1a