Definition of elide - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
linguisticsTECH. cut off a vowel or syllable in speechTECH.
- In casual speech, people often elide vowels.
2.
writingTECH. omit parts of a written textTECH.
- The editor decided to elide entire paragraphs to tighten the narrative..
3.
languageTECH. blur the distinction between thingsTECH.
- The article tends to elide important differences between the two theories.
Origin of elide
Latin, elidere (strike out)
Terms with elide included in their meaning
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linguistics
elide the complement in a wh-question
Examples of elide in a sentence
The teacher explained how to elide syllables. The author chose to elide unnecessary details from the final draft. To meet the word limit, she had to elide some descriptions. He tends to elide the nuances in his arguments. The speaker elided the cultural differences in her talk.
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- French:élider, brouiller, ...
- German:weglassen, streichen, ...
- Italian:elidere, tagliare, ...
- Spanish:elidir, eliminar, ...
- Portuguese:cortar, suprimir, ...
- Chinese:省略, 删减, ...
- Japanese:省略する, 削除する, ...
- Arabic:حَذَفَ, غَيَّبَ الفَرْقَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַשְׁמִיט, קִצֵּר, ...
- Russian:проглатывать, пропускать, ...
- Ukrainian:пропускати, опустити, ...
- Hindi:स्वर हटाना, हटा देना, ...
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