Synonyms of elides

elides

verb

present tense third-person singular of elide

1

as in deletes

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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

• deletes
• erases
• cancels
• removes
• censors
• effaces
• kills
• obliterates
• eradicates
• strokes (out)
• edits (out)
• strikes (out)
• crosses (out)
• blue-pencils
• deles
• expunges
• suppresses
• scratches (out)
• clips
• excises
• shortens
• x's (out)
• wipes out
• abbreviates
• blots out
• launders
• roots (out)
• silences
• represses
• redacts
• crops
• rubs out
• cuts
• blips
• cleans (up)
• red-pencils
• bleeps
• expurgates
• blacks out
• bowdlerizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stets

2

as in shortens

to make less in extent or duration

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortens
• curtails
• abridges
• abbreviates
• truncates
• reduces
• summarizes
• encapsulates
• recapitulates
• docks
• syncopates
• compresses
• cuts back
• decreases
• pares
• trims
• constricts
• epitomizes
• sums up
• modifies
• digests
• lessens
• diminishes
• abstracts
• lowers
• shrinks
• cuts down
• retrenches
• tapers
• cuts
• dwindles
• deflates
• moderates
• abates
• prunes
• downsizes
• contracts
• slashes
• subtracts (from)
• de-escalates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extends
• prolongs
• lengthens
• expands
• elongates
• enlarges
• adds
• increases
• augments
• protracts
• raises
• heightens
• supplements
• dilates
• amplifies
• maximizes
• escalates
• boosts
• inflates
• swells
• distends
• aggrandizes
• blows up
• balloons
• pumps up