elide
/i'laid/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To omit or leave out (a sound, syllable, or word) in speech or writing: In linguistics, to "elide" means to suppress or drop a sound, typically a vowel, when speaking, often to make pronunciation easier or more fluid.
- To strike out or eliminate: More generally, it can mean to disregard, ignore, or remove something from consideration or a text.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- In fast speech, speakers often elide the "t" in words like "often" or "soften".
- The poet chose to elide several syllables to maintain the meter of the verse.
- The editor decided to elide the redundant paragraph from the final draft.
Advanced Usage
- "Elided" (past participle/adjective): Used to describe something that has been omitted.
- The elided vowel is understood by native speakers even when not pronounced.
- In formal or literary contexts: Can refer to the intentional omission of parts of a narrative or argument.
- The historian elided the less relevant details to focus on the main event.
Variants and Related Words
- Elision (n): The act of eliding or the result of it; the omission of a sound or syllable.
- The elision of the final vowel is common in many languages.
- Elidable (adj): Capable of being elided.
- In this phonetic context, the vowel is elidable.
Synonyms
- Omit: To leave out or exclude.
- Delete: To remove or strike out.
- Suppress: To stop or prevent from being expressed.
- Drop: To leave out in speech.
Related Phrases
- To elide over: To gloss over or skip past something, often a detail or difficulty. (Note: This is a less common phrasal use.)
- The report elided over the complexities of the issue.
Related Idioms
- None directly using "elide" as a core component are common. The concept is more technical. However, the idea is related to expressions like:
- To gloss over: To treat something briefly to avoid details.
- This is similar to the general sense of eliding difficult facts.
Verb
- leave or strike out
- This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant