elide[verb]Synonyms: neglect, discount, disregard, fail, forget, ignore, omit, overlook, pass, slight
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
e‧lide /ɪˈlaɪd/
verb [transitive] technical[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: elidere 'to strike out', from laedere 'to hurt by striking']
to leave out the sound of a letter or of a part of a word:
Most English speakers elide the first ‘d’ in ‘Wednesday.’—elision /ɪˈlɪʒ
ən/
noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲