What does "elide" mean?

To leave out or omit (something).

What is a synonym for "elide"?

Common synonyms include: abbreviate, abridge, abstract, bob, boil down, capsulize.

//ɪˈlaɪd// verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

Verb

1
To leave out or omit (something).
"Graham Hough's apparently objective assertion that 'Ozymandias' is 'extremely clear and direct', for example, elides the question of 'to whom?'."
2
leave or strike out wordnet
3
To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable.
4
To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.
"As Ms Shafak summarises, “the state is privileged, all-powerful and yet paradoxically safeguarded as if it were a fragile entity in need of protection.” Between it and its citizens a gulf looms; conversely, officials elide its interests with their own."

"Graham Hough's apparently objective assertion that 'Ozymandias' is 'extremely clear and direct', for example, elides the question of 'to whom?'."

From Latin ēlīdō (“I strike out”).

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