/ iˈlaɪd; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( phonetics ) to leave out the sound of part of a word when you are pronouncing it :
The 't' in 'often' may be elided.
—see also elision
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (in the sense annul , chiefly as a Scots legal term): from Latin elidere crush out, from e- (variant of ex- ) out + laedere to dash.