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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Elide \E*lide"\, v. 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. ['e]lider. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: elide v : leave or strike out as of vowels [syn: {strike out}]
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