(~s, eliding, ~d)
1.
If you ~ something, especially a distinction, you leave it out or ignore it. (FORMAL)
These habits of thinking ~ the difference between what is common and what is normal.
VERB: V n
2.
In linguistics, if you ~ a word, you do not pronounce or write it fully. (TECHNICAL)
He complained about BBC announcers eliding their words.
= contract
VERB: V n