Dictionary

elide en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪˈlaɪd/

Etymology

From Latin ēlīdō (“to knock, dash or strike out”), from ex- (“out, away”) + laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”) (whence e- (“assimilated form of ex-”)).

Meanings

1. To leave out or omit (something).
   • Graham Hough's apparently objective assertion that 'Ozymandias' is 'extremely clear and direct', for example, elides the question of 'to whom?'. 1995, Andrew Bennett, Nicholas Royle, An introduction to literature, criticism and theory:
2. To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable.
3. To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.
   • 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. 2014 July 10, “Because we’re worth it”, in The Economist:

Forms

Deriveds

unelided · elidible · elidable

Relateds

allision · collision · ellipsis · collide · allide · lesion · elision

Translations (75)

nl verbinden (to conflate) · pl pomijać (to leave out or omit) · cs vypustit (to cut off, as a vowel or a syllable) · de verbinden (to conflate) · ru пропусти́ть (to leave out or omit) · de weglassen (to leave out or omit) · tr hariç bırakmak (to leave out or omit) · sv elidera (to cut off, as a vowel or a syllable) · nb utelate (to leave out or omit) · mi whāmutu (to leave out or omit) · it omettere (to leave out or omit) · pl opuścić (to leave out or omit) · nl weglaten (to leave out or omit) · ast omitir (to leave out or omit) · tr ihmal etmek (to leave out or omit) · nl samenvoegen (to conflate) · de verschmelzen (to conflate) · ru объединя́ть (to conflate) · pl pominąć (to leave out or omit) · el παραλείπω (to leave out or omit) · ja 融合する (to conflate) · ja 省略する (to leave out or omit) · ro a lăsa la o parte (to leave out or omit) · fr élider (to cut off, as a vowel or a syllable) · ro confunda (to conflate) · pt unir (to conflate) · it elidere (to cut off, as a vowel or a syllable) · hu kihagy (to leave out or omit) · fr amalgamer (to conflate) · sv utelämna (to leave out or omit) · cs vynechat (to leave out or omit) · sh sjedíniti (to conflate) · et kokku sulatama (to conflate) · ka გამოტოვება (to leave out or omit) · sh сједи́нити (to conflate) · fr confondre (to conflate) · ar أَسْقَطَ (to leave out or omit) · fr omettre (to leave out or omit) · sh elidírati (to cut off, as a vowel or a syllable) · pt omitir (to leave out or omit) · ar حَذَفَ (to cut off, as a vowel or a syllable) · sh елиди́рати (to cut off, as a vowel or a syllable) · mi whakamutu (to leave out or omit) · da udelade (to leave out or omit) · de vereinigen (to conflate) · bg премълчавам (to leave out or omit) · nl elideren (to cut off, as a vowel or a syllable) · fi yhdistää (to conflate) · de auslassen (to leave out or omit) · mi tīpoka (to leave out or omit) · no unnta (to leave out or omit) · ca ometre (to leave out or omit) · fi jättää pois (to leave out or omit) · pl opuszczać (to leave out or omit) · ru не включа́ть (to leave out or omit) · cmn 省略 (to leave out or omit) · cs ignorovat (to leave out or omit) · ja 抜かす (to leave out or omit) · ru соединя́ть (to conflate) · gl omitir (to leave out or omit) · nl verbinden (to cut off, as a vowel or a syllable) · tr birleştirmek (to conflate) · pt comer sense 5 (to cut off, as a vowel or a syllable) · ar حَذَفَ (to leave out or omit) · pt amalgamar (to conflate) · cs vynechat (to cut off, as a vowel or a syllable) · pl połączyć (to conflate) · ru пропуска́ть (to leave out or omit) · no hoppe over (to leave out or omit) · es elidir (to cut off, as a vowel or a syllable) · cs opominout (to leave out or omit) · ru не включи́ть (to leave out or omit) · ro omite (to leave out or omit) · mi kape (to leave out or omit) · ar أَسْقَطَ (to cut off, as a vowel or a syllable)