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Webster 1913 Edition

Elide

E-lide′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Elided
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Eliding
.]
[L.
elidere
to strike out or off;
e
+
laedere
to hurt by striking: cf. F.
élider
. See
Lesion
.]
1.
To break or dash in pieces; to demolish;
as, to
elide
the force of an argument
.
[Obs.]
Hooker.
2.
(Gram.)
To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the final one; to subject to elision.

Webster 1828 Edition

Elide

ELI'DE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. elido; e and loedo.] To break or dash in pieces; to crush. [Not used.]
1.
To cut off a syllable.

Definition 2024

élide

élide

See also: elide, Elide, and élidé

French

Verb

élide

  1. first-person singular present indicative of élider
  2. third-person singular present indicative of élider
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of élider
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of élider
  5. second-person singular imperative of élider

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