ə̇ˈlīd, ēˈ- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin elidere, from e- + -lidere (from laedere to hurt, damage) — more at lesion
1. archaic : destroy
elide the force of his argument
: annul
2.
a. : to suppress or alter (as a vowel or syllable) by elision
b. : to strike out (as a written figure, word, or passage)
I write very slowly and elide a good deal — A.N.Whitehead
these figures should be elided wherever possible, the minimum being used to give the sense — P.G.Burbidge
sternly elided the reference to the fact that he had laughed — John Gunther
c. : to leave out of consideration : pass over : ignore , omit , suppress
he elides, as much as possible, the incest motif — Francis Fergusson
it may seek to elide , instead of recognizing, the high and solemn function of parliament — Ernest Barker
d. : curtail , abridge , shorten , reduce , diminish
the two worlds often have the power of mutually eliding … their effectiveness — Pier-Maria Pasinetti
the circulating exhibitions are not elided versions of the Museum of Modern Art's own shows — Roger Angell