Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To omit or slur over (a syllable, for example) in pronunciation.
- transitive verb To strike out (something written).
- transitive verb To eliminate or leave out of consideration.
- transitive verb To cut short; abridge.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To break or dash in pieces; crush.
- In grammar, to suppress or slur over the sound of in speech, or note the suppression of in writing: technically applied especially to the cutting off of a final vowel, as in “th' enemy,” but in a more general sense to that of a syllable or any part of a word. See
elision , 1.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To break or dash in pieces; to demolish.
- transitive verb (Gram.) To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the final one; to subject to elision.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
break ordash in pieces; todemolish . - verb To
cut off , as avowel or asyllable , usually the final one. - verb To distract from or
evade (a question or line of argument) - verb To leave out or
omit (something)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb leave or strike out
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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One final point, and one that the cases in the Apprendi line sometimes elide, is that it isn’t just a Sixth Amendment issue.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Extending Probation Sentence Without Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt? 2010
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Mike, I want to cheer for you simply because you can use the word "elide" in regular speech.
Are we AI? 2006
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Well, yes, except that you elide (or exclude) the other clause in the sentence which was “in exchange for more than their fair share of the surplus”.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Debate Over Eminent Domain “Empty and Incoherent”? 2010
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But then the authors tend to elide uncomfortable details.
Measuring the Man in Charge Max Boot 2012
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Both tend to elide the distinction between what is regarded as the superior and inferior types.
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Hills argues that efforts to address this question are ultimately futile and tend to elide the really important issues:
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Debate Over Eminent Domain “Empty and Incoherent”? 2010
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But few people will read the report itself, and it's too easy to elide its specific recommendations into an argument against treating foster children, or just kids in general, with psychotropic drugs.
Kaitlin Bell Barnett: Medicating Foster Kids: Not the Travesty It Seems? Kaitlin Bell Barnett 2011
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But by framing this issue in terms of healthcare premiums, Tyler does seem to elide the fundamental resource allocation problem.
Tyler Cowen on Economic Turbulence, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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But few people will read the report itself, and it's too easy to elide its specific recommendations into an argument against treating foster children, or just kids in general, with psychotropic drugs.
Kaitlin Bell Barnett: Medicating Foster Kids: Not the Travesty It Seems? Kaitlin Bell Barnett 2011
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On the contrary, they were an admission that the promise with which he had begun his administration, that he could elide the polarities of American politics, had vanished in the clashes and concessions of governing.
O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011
adm commented on the word elide
one of the best words in english.
December 6, 2006
john commented on the word elide
"Dissimilar though their causes may have been, Orwell and Waugh were both anchored by “a hatred of moral relativism”; that, Lebedoff claims, is what set the two men apart from their contemporaries. Yet in stressing this similarity, the author elides a deeper difference."
The New York Times, Two of a Kind, by Jim Holt, August 29, 2008
August 31, 2008
yarb commented on the word elide
What a superb thesis. The author is right; Orwell and Waugh were very much alike. Really if you read them both, you read England in the first half of the C20.
August 31, 2008
shanvrolijk commented on the word elide
But most also frame the solution as separation—a “dignified divorce,” as the writer Amos Oz put it. They elide demographic facts, or imminent dangers, that critics of two states reasonably believe, most ordinary people see, and extremists on both sides shrewdly traffic in—none of which would disappear if these same extremists were forced to the margins.
http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/02/02/confederation-the-one-possible-israel-palestine-solution/
February 9, 2018
rculver00 commented on the word elide
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May 2, 2021
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Hi rculver00! I just added a comment on your profile about making lists.
May 2, 2021