/i luyd"/ , v.t., elided, eliding .
1. to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
2. to suppress; omit; ignore; pass over.
3. Law. to annul or quash.
[ 1585-95; elidere to strike out, equiv. to e- E- + -lidere, comb. form of laedere to wound ]