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Definition of: elide
(i·līd′) v.t. e·lid·ed, e·lid·ing
1. To omit (a vowel or syllable) in writing or pronouncing a word.
2. To suppress; omit; ignore.
3. Law To annul. [<L elidere <ex- out + laedere strike]
—e·lid′i·ble adjective
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