e ‧ lide /ɪˈlaɪd/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] technical
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: elidere 'to strike out' , from laedere 'to hurt by striking' ]
to leave out the sound of a letter or of a part of a word:
Most English speakers elide the first ‘d’ in ‘Wednesday.’
—elision /ɪˈlɪʒ ə n/ noun [uncountable and countable]